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CITY OF CHICAGO - DEPT. OF WATER MANAGEMENT
$48,000
penalties
30
viol.
17
insp.

CITY OF CHICAGO - DEPT. OF WATER MANAGEMENT

1424 W. PERSHING, CHICAGO, IL 60611NAICS 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Inspections
17
Jul 2012 to Jul 2026 · 15 safety, 2 health
Violations
30
across 17 inspections
Penalties on record
$48,000
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 25Willful 4Repeat 1Other 0

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Inspection records

Jul 9, 2026OpenComplaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#349041368$00 viol.

Inspection #349041368

Dates

Opened
Jul 9, 2026
Closing Conference Date
Not recorded
Closed
Open

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
5,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
5337 N. Oriole Ave., Chicago, IL 60656
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

OSHA's inspection record does not currently show a close date for this case. Citation-level records on this page may still show later contest, penalty, or failure-to-abate activity.
Nov 19, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348593492$05 viol.

Inspection #348593492

Dates

Opened
Nov 19, 2025
Closing Conference Date
Nov 19, 2025
Final Order
May 15, 2026
Closed
May 26, 2026

Inspection

Advance Notice
Yes
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
120
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
5 serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
3300 E Cheltenham Pl, Chicago, IL 60649
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01
Serious1120$0$0May 26, 2026-May 15, 2026
010021910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02
Serious1120$0$0May 26, 2026-May 15, 2026
020011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01
Serious1120$0$0May 26, 2026-May 15, 2026
020021910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I
Serious1120$0$0May 26, 2026-May 15, 2026
030011910.133
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01
Serious1120$0$0May 26, 2026-May 15, 2026
Sep 11, 2024Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#347748030$00 viol.

Inspection #347748030

Dates

Opened
Sep 11, 2024
Closing Conference Date
Sep 11, 2024
Closed
Oct 1, 2024

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
250

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
3821 West Wabansia Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Jul 15, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#347617037$00 viol.

Inspection #347617037

Dates

Opened
Jul 15, 2024
Closing Conference Date
Jul 15, 2024
Closed
Aug 1, 2024

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
N. Harding Ave And W. Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Jul 15, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#347616955$00 viol.

Inspection #347616955

Dates

Opened
Jul 15, 2024
Closing Conference Date
Jul 15, 2024
Closed
Aug 1, 2024

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
N. Springfield Ave And W. Carmen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Jan 13, 2023Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#346438153$20,0008 viol.

Inspection #346438153

Dates

Opened
Jan 13, 2023
Closing Conference Date
Jan 13, 2023
Final Order
Jun 30, 2023
Closed
Jul 24, 2023

Inspection

Advance Notice
Yes
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
220
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
8
Violation Types
6 serious, 2 willful
Initial Penalties
$20,000
Penalties on Record
$20,000
Site Address
6915 W. Hobart Ave., Chicago, IL 60631
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summary

OSHA's inspection data categorizes this as a fatality/catastrophe inspection. At the time of this data snapshot, no linked incident summary is available yet in OSHA's accident and injury tables for inspection #346438153. If OSHA later publishes a linked accident row tied to this inspection number, it will appear here after the next data update.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 J02
Willful14$10,000$10,000Jul 10, 2023-Jun 30, 2023
010021926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Willful14$10,000$10,000Jul 10, 2023-Jun 30, 2023
020011926.251
Rigging Equipment for Material Handling
OSHA citation code: 19260251 A01
Serious14$0$0Jul 10, 2023-Jun 30, 2023
020021926.251
Rigging Equipment for Material Handling
OSHA citation code: 19260251 A02
Serious14$0$0Jul 10, 2023-Jun 30, 2023
020031926.251
Rigging Equipment for Material Handling
OSHA citation code: 19260251 C04 IV
Serious14$0$0Jul 10, 2023-Jun 30, 2023

Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Jun 10, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346003361$10,0003 viol.

Inspection #346003361

Dates

Opened
Jun 10, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Jun 10, 2022
Final Order
Aug 4, 2022
Closed
Aug 30, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2,000
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 willful
Initial Penalties
$10,000
Penalties on Record
$10,000
Site Address
64th & Keeler, Chicago, IL 60629
Industry
237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Willful11$10,000$10,000Aug 15, 2022-Aug 4, 2022
020011926.102
Eye and Face Protection (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19260102 A01
Serious11$0$0Aug 15, 2022-Aug 4, 2022
020021926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01
Serious14$0$0Aug 15, 2022-Aug 4, 2022
Mar 8, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345827869$10,0003 viol.

Inspection #345827869

Dates

Opened
Mar 8, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Mar 8, 2022
Final Order
Jun 6, 2022
Closed
Jul 19, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2,000
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
2 serious, 1 willful
Initial Penalties
$10,000
Penalties on Record
$10,000
Site Address
1424 W. Pershing, Chicago, IL 60611
Industry
237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Willful19$10,000$10,000Jun 13, 2022-Jun 3, 2022
020011926.100
Head Protection (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19260100 A
Serious22$0$0Jun 13, 2022-Jun 6, 2022
020021926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 J02
Serious19$0$0Jun 13, 2022-Jun 6, 2022
Jul 6, 2017Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#342447356$01 viol.

Inspection #342447356

Dates

Opened
Jul 6, 2017
Closing Conference Date
Jul 6, 2017
Final Order
Sep 5, 2017
Closed
Oct 19, 2017

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,200
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
11033 Avenue C, Chicago, IL 60617
Industry
221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationJun 29, 2017

Employee is injured when struck by falling tree branch

Event: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.21
Safety Training and Education
OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02
Serious12$0$0Sep 14, 2017-Sep 5, 2017
Mar 30, 2017Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#342220712$01 viol.

Inspection #342220712

Dates

Opened
Mar 30, 2017
Closing Conference Date
Mar 30, 2017
Final Order
Jul 25, 2017
Closed
Aug 21, 2017

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Local government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,200
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
6629 South Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60636
Industry
237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationMar 29, 2017

Employee is injured in fall from fire truck

Event: Fall (From Elevation)

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.22
Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03
Serious14$0$0Aug 4, 2017-Jul 25, 2017
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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1926.652Excavations - Protection of Employees7 citations · $31,000
1926.251Rigging Equipment for Material Handling5 citations · $0
1926.651Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements5 citations · $11,000

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer1.8
Industry average2.0
Penalties per inspection
This employer$2,824
Industry average$2,041

Utilities, 14,269 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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