JOLIET, IL —
OSHA Inspection: P. T. FERRO CONSTRUCTION CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of P. T. FERRO CONSTRUCTION CO. in N. LARKIN AVE. & MAYFIELD AVE., JOLIET, IL 60435 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 346254238.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- P. T. FERRO CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Site address
- N. LARKIN AVE. & MAYFIELD AVE.
- City
- JOLIET
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60435
- Mailing
- 700 S. ROWELL AVE., JOLIET, IL 60434
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $7,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: a. On or about September 29, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, a safe means of egress was not provided to an employee performing water main upgrade activities in a trench greater than four (4) feet in depth, thereby exposing the employee to potential cave-in and fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7500
- — Z (S) $13052
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,052 · Current $7,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety. a. On or about September 29, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to ensure a competent person removed an employee from a trench after recognizing hazardous conditions that exposed an employee to potential cave-in and unsafe egress hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7500
- — Z (S) $13052
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). a. On or about September 29, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing water main upgrade activities in a trench, eight (8) feet one (1) inch in depth, was not utilizing cave-in protection, thereby exposing the employee to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346254238.
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