OSHA Inspection: FINO EXTERIOR INC.

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,084 · Current $6,084

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about August 16, 2024, at the jobsite located at 12303 S. Harold Ave. Palos Heights, Illinois, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects while performing roofing work.

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,071 · Current $5,071

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work: (a)  On or about August 16, 2024, at the jobsite located at 12303 S. Harold Ave. Palos Heights, Illinois, employees were not protected against contact with energized overhead power lines, exposing them to electrical shock, while performing residential roofing work.   The overhead power lines consisted of secondary lines having a voltage rating of 120/240 Volts.

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $70,982

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):   a. On or about August 16, 2024, at the jobsite located at 12303 S. Harold Ave. Palos Heights, Illinois, employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 16 feet and 8 inches above the ground.  b. On or about August 16, 2024, at the jobsite located at 12303 S. Harold Ave. Palos Heights, Illinois, employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 10 feet and 11 inches above the ground.  Fino Exterior, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1726952, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 15, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1544 N. Haven Drive, Palatine, IL 60038.  Fino Exterior, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1687819, citation 2, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 8, 2024, with respect to a worksite located at 711 E. Crestwood Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois.   Fino Exterior, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(11) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1666504, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 25, 2023, with respect to a worksite located at 1190 North Hicks Road, Palatine, Illinois.   Fino Exterior, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1539500, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 2, 2021, with respect to a worksite located at 330 N. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, Illinois.

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Abate by

Jan 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a. On or about August 16, 2024, at the jobsite located at 12303 S. Harold Ave. Palos Heights, Illinois, the employer did not maintain records or certification of fall protection training for employees exposed to fall hazards.