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Alvarez Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Skokie, Illinois · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

2inspections
2citation items
$1,863current penalties
Feb 25, 2021last inspection

Alvarez Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2010.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 25, 2021 on a referral, in Elk Grove Village.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,676 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,863, down 49%.

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Alvarez Inc averages $1,463 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Alvarez Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345162978 OPENED FEB 25, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 15, 2021

Busse Woods E. Higgins Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 12, 2021: Employee is struck by branch, fractures rib

At 8:00 a.m. on January 12, 2021, Employee #1 was removing brush in a forest preserve when a branch fell to the ground, bounced, and struck him in the chest. The employee sustained a fractured rib. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the injury.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,926$1,463Mar 2, 2021Final

Inspection 314343591 OPENED APR 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jun 4, 2010

Main St. & Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$750$400May 3, 2010Closed

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jan 12, 2021, Elk Grove Village: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was cleaning up brush on the ground when a loose branch weighing approximately 40 pounds fell 10 feet to the ground and bounced toward the employee's chest, striking them and causing a rib fracture.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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