OSHA Inspection: AMBRIZ EXTERIORS, INC.

Issued

2023-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $384.00 · Current $384.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Ambriz Exteriors Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date 1                                            4                                             11/2/2022  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2735.00 · Current $2735.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   a) On April 21, 2022, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2735.00 · Current $2735.00

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29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On April 21, 2022, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating pneumatic roofing guns without eye protection during roofing work.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):   a) On April 21, 2022, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a ladder jack scaffold platform exceeding a height of 20 feet.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:   a) On or about April 21, 2022, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) On April 21, 2022, an extension ladder used by employees to access and egress the roof did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the roof eave.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6838.00 · Current $6838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:   a) On April 21, 2022, employees were not provided with safe access to a ladder jack scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 24.5 feet above the ground.   Ambriz Exteriors, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1465240, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 2, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 748 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, Illinois 60022.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9571.00 · Current $9571.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:   a) On April 21, 2022, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a ladder jack scaffold platform elevated approximately 24.5 feet above the ground.   Ambriz Exteriors, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1465240, citation number 1, item number 3b and was affirmed as a final order on April 2, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 748 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, Illinois 60022.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 April 21, 2022, employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 26 feet above the ground.  Ambriz Exteriors, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1465240, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on April 2, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 748 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, Illinois 60022.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6838.00 · Current $6838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:   a) On April 21, 2022, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while carrying roofing material up the extension ladder.  Ambriz Exteriors, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1465240, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on April 2, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 748 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe, Illinois 60022.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.