OSHA Inspection: BEKO MASONRY INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a. On or about June 11, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, seven (7) feet four (4) inches above the ground, that was not provided with baseplate(s), thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Sep 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.   a.  On or about June 11, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations to include but not limited to; the removal/cutting up of masonry brick that contained Crystalline Quartz Silica, by use of a of a Stihl Partner Saw.  The employer did not implement engineering controls, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with silica.

Issued

Sep 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:   a.  On or about February 27, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations to include but not limited to; the removal/cutting up of masonry brick, by use of a of a Stihl Partner Saw.  The employer did not implement a written exposure control plan, thereby exposing employee to the hazards associated with silica.

Issued

Sep 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a.  On or about June 11, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to falls while performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, seven (7) feet four (4) inches above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked.  Beko Masonry Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1926.451(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1701531, citation number 1 item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 2, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1260 Cavell Ave., Highland Park, IL.