Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1442068.015 - Olsson Roofing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1442068.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 11/01/2019

Site Address:
Olsson Roofing Company, Inc.
2347 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616

Mailing Address:
740 S. Lake Street, Aurora, IL 60506

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 01/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1512071	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$10,409	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,409
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19261053 A13	02/28/2020		$0	$10,409	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121302.015

Event: 10/23/2019

Employee fractures ribs in fall while climbing fixed ladder

At 11:30 a.m. on October 23, 2019, an employee was working as a roofer for a roofing contractor on a commercial building project. The employee was climbing a 13-foot long fixed ladder to access the roof. Perpendicular clearance between the rungs on the ladder and the vertical surface was not adequate (clearance should be at least seven inches). This was due to five 8-foot long by 1.5-inch diameter metal pipes stored directly behind the ladder. This lack of clearance caused the employee to lose his footing and fall. The employee fractured his ribs from impact with the structure and the concrete below and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ascending, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearance, Climbing, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, Ladder, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442068.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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