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Ralph's Construction Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Burbank, Illinois · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

3inspections
8citation items
$7,100current penalties
May 10, 2017last inspection

Ralph's Construction Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2010.

OSHA's last visit started on May 10, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Warrenville.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 8 serious.

OSHA proposed $13,772 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,100, down 48%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Ralph's Construction Inc. averages $5,600 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ralph's Construction Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342464088 OPENED MAY 10, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2017

28244 Diehl Rd., Warrenville, IL 60555 · 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$3,803$2,060Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,803$2,060Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$2,716$1,480Jul 20, 2017Final

Inspection 330922725 OPENED JUL 13, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2011

2427 Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60193 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313937260 OPENED JUL 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 2011

8505 S. Harlem Ave, Burbank, IL 60459 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$1,500$500Sep 2, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Sep 2, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Sep 2, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1) · Scaffold training
 Serious$450$250Sep 2, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,500$750Sep 2, 2010Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)

(b) Scaffold platform construction. (1) Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1) (i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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