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Murphy Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Chicago, Illinois · Siding Contractors · NAICS 238170

4inspections
9citation items
$7,230current penalties
Jan 21, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Murphy Construction 4 times in Illinois since 1981.

The latest one began on Jan 21, 2015 after a complaint, in Louisville.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 9 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,100 and now stand at $7,230, 49% lower after settlements or reviews.

the General Duty Clause comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under Section 5(a)(1).

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Murphy Construction averages $6,600 (1 cited inspection).

Murphy Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 1981 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Illinois · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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8 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 340200708 OPENED JAN 21, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 2017

300 Broadway Avenue, Louisville, IL 62858 · Siding Contractors · 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$2,400$1,200May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$2,000$1,000May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,000$1,000May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$2,800$1,400May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(8) · Rules for each type of scaffold
Serious$2,000$1,000May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
Serious$2,000$1,000May 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1926.454(b) · Scaffold training
Serious$0$0May 21, 2015Final

Inspection 336084793 OPENED AUG 30, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2012

617 Main St, Peoria, IL 61602 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 305894693 OPENED JUL 26, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2004

607 Buchanan, Carthage, IL 62321 · Siding Contractors · 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$450$315Jul 29, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$450$315Jul 29, 2004Closed

Inspection 15847304 OPENED AUG 5, 1981Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 1981

500 04 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7)

(7) Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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