OSHA has cited Orlowski Co. Inc., a building masonry company based in Chicago, for multiple alleged willful and serious violations of federal workplace safety and health standards.
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As a result of an inspection initiated in February, OSHA has issued citations for five willful violations with proposed penalties totaling $175,000. The willful violations address Orlowski Co. Inc.’s failure to provide fall protection on scaffolds and hoist equipment and its failure to provide fall protection for employees working at or near floor holes at the construction site.  OSHA also issued a citation for a serious violation with a proposed $600 fine for failing to initiate and maintain a safety and health program.
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Orlowski Construction, reportedly a predecessor company to Orlowski Co. Inc., has a judgment pending in the United States District Court for $409,195 for unpaid OSHA penalties from 17 previous inspections. Also pending before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is a citation involving Orlowski Co. Inc. for alleged violations of OSHA’s fall protection standard with penalties totaling $56,600 involving an investigation that occurred in November 2007.
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Orlowski Co. Inc. has approximately 23 employees who perform masonry work on building exteriors and apparently a very lengthy history with OSHA.

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