OSHA Fines Chicago Firm Doing Work in Evanston

Arturo’s Painting and Restoration Inc. of Chicago was issued 17 safety citations, and faces $46,000 in fines, after a safety inspector spotted workers in Evanston doing work without appropriate protection. The workers were on a job last May in the 300 block of Davis Street and wore not wearing protective clothing or respirators as they scraped and sanded old paint on a house, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An inspector happened to be driving by and noticed the situation. OSHA announced the findings on Dec. 4 following an investigation in which lead and arsenic were found in the building materials.

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