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Bam Decking, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Chicago, Illinois · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · NAICS 238120

4inspections
8citation items
$25,750current penalties
Jun 22, 2026last inspection

Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Bam Decking, Inc. in Illinois 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 22, 2026, in Oak Lawn and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 2 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $42,518; today they stand at $25,750, 39% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.453 (aerial lifts), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Bam Decking, Inc. averages $6,438 across 4 cited inspections.

Bam Decking, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349019471 OPENED JUN 22, 2026Open

Inspection · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

9266 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.761(b) · Training
Serious$2,838$1,500Sep 16, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3) · Scaffold training
Serious$14,188$7,000Sep 16, 2026Final

Inspection 346767148 OPENED JUN 13, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Feb 20, 2024

955 West Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60642 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Other-than-serious$12,500$6,250Aug 9, 2023Final

Inspection 345317051 OPENED MAY 19, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 4, 2023

1430 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 4a Other-than-serious$0$3,500Jun 11, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Other-than-serious$4,096$0Jun 11, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.760(b)(3) · Fall protection
Other-than-serious$4,096$3,500Jun 11, 2021Final

Inspection 341161529 OPENED JAN 7, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2017

9 W. Erie St., Chicago, IL 60654 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection
Other-than-serious$2,800$2,000Feb 24, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.761(b) · Training
Other-than-serious$2,000$2,000Feb 24, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv)

(iv) Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v)

(v) A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3)

(3) Where inadequacies in an affected employee's work involving scaffolds indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite proficiency.

29 CFR 1926.760 · Fall protection

29 CFR 1926.761 · Training

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