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OSHA Inspection: SMS GROUP INC.

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SMS GROUP INC. in 19700 97TH AVENUE, MOKENA, IL 60448 (NAICS 541330). OSHA activity number 347859142.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
SMS GROUP INC.
Site address
19700 97TH AVENUE
City
MOKENA
State
IL
ZIP
60448
Mailing
19700 97TH AVENUE, MOKENA, IL 60448
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
541330
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.28 B03 II

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 19, 2024
Penalty
Initial $11,524 · Current $8,067 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.28(b)(3)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that each employee be protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that is less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems.   a.  On or about October 26, 2024, in the facility, an employee was exposed to burns due to an unguarded hole approximately eighteen inches (18") by thirty-six (36") inches on the walking surface of the Mart Power Washer Hurricane 84, Serial number 6645.  Employee(s) were exposed to a burn hazard when the protective covering over the hole had been removed from the walking surface which allowed an employee(s) foot to enter into the opening and reservoir that contained heated water and cleaning solution.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $8066.8
  • — Z (S) $11524

1910.146 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Nov 19, 2024
Penalty
Initial $1,294 · Current $906 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  a.  On or about October 26, 2024, the employer had not evaluated the workplace to determine the location of any permit required confined spaces, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with permit required confined spaces.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $905.8
  • — Z (O) $1294

1910.146 C02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 19, 2024
Penalty
Initial $1,294 · Current $906 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a.  On or about October 26, 2024, in the facility, the employer failed to inform employee(s) of the location of permit required confined spaces in the workplace.  The Mart Power Washer Hurricane 84, Serial number 6645, was not labeled as a permit required confined space nor was the equipment labeled to warn of the danger of entering the permit required confined space.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $905.8
  • — Z (O) $1294

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