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DCS Midwest: OSHA inspections and violations

Northbrook, Illinois · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

5inspections
2citation items
$4,800current penalties
Mar 25, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected DCS Midwest 5 times in Illinois since 2017.

The latest one began on Mar 25, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Carol Stream.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,692 and now stand at $4,800, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and DCS Midwest averages $4,800 (1 cited inspection).

DCS Midwest: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348134222 OPENED MAR 25, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 12, 2025

114 S. Schmale, Carol Stream, IL 60116 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346937493 OPENED AUG 24, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 1 employee at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2023

E. Main Street Fieldgate Drive, Saint Charles, IL 60174 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346929086 OPENED AUG 23, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 1 employee at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2023

1103 Waukegan Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345607980 OPENED OCT 29, 2021Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 14, 2022

2265 Carlson Dr, Northbrook, IL 60062 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342402831 OPENED JUN 15, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 17, 2017

Southwest Quadrant Armytrail & Gary, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$5,070$2,800Jul 19, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$3,622$2,000Jul 19, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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