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Hera Construction Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Chicago, Illinois · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

5inspections
31citation items
$40,234current penalties
Dec 3, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hera Construction Inc. 5 times in Illinois since 2014.

The latest one began on Dec 3, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Chicago.

Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 22 serious, 6 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $72,185 and now stand at $40,234, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Hera Construction Inc. averages $9,558 (4 cited inspections).

Hera Construction Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344486477 OPENED DEC 3, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 9, 2020

5926 N.paulina St., Chicago, IL 60660 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
Serious$2,545$1,500Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
Serious$2,545$1,500Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$4,453$2,000Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$3,181$1,500Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Repeat$5,089$2,500Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$22,265$13,000Mar 19, 2020Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 19, 2020Final

Inspection 344488986 OPENED DEC 3, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 9, 2020

5926 N.paulina St., Chicago, IL 60660 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$2,545$1,500Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1f
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1g
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$2,545$1,500Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Repeat$5,089$2,000Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Repeat$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Repeat$0$0Mar 13, 2020Final

Inspection 342610763 OPENED AUG 31, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 2020

2608 W. Cortez St., Chicago, IL 60622 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$2,390$1,345Oct 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$4,183$2,300Oct 6, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$8,366$4,600Oct 6, 2017Final

Inspection 342618113 OPENED AUG 31, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Health · 9 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2023

2608 W. Cortez St., Chicago, IL 60622 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$2,989$2,989Dec 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Dec 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Dec 6, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 6, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 6, 2017Final

Inspection 339743965 OPENED APR 24, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 17, 2015

6750 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60649 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$1,200$600Jul 2, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$2,800$1,400Jul 2, 2014Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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