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OSHA Inspection: VAPOR CORP. DIV. OF WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VAPOR CORP. DIV. OF WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO. in 6420 W. HOWARD STREET, NILES, IL 60714 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304177033.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
6420 W. HOWARD STREET
City
NILES
State
IL
ZIP
60714
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3469
Employees
425
Ownership type
Private (A)

15 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 15, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,125 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to laceration/amputation hazards:
(a) Panel Department/Bus Door and Model Shop-  Provisions were not made to
prevent
industrial machinery, including but not limited to, the chop saw #4340 and
the Grop vertical
bandsaw #60158 from automatically restarting upon restoration of power
after a power
source failure.
Among others, one method of abatement is to equip the machinery with an
electrical device
that is designed to prevent automatic restart after power has been
restored to require
operating levels, as prescribed in NFPA-79, Electrical Standard for
Industrial Machinery,
Section 8.
Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29
CFR 1903.19
paragraph (d).
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $2125.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 13 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,125 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $2125.00

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 10 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2500.00
  • · Z (S) $5000.00

1910.213 C01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 15, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,125 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $2125.00

1910.217 B07 III

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 1, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,125 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $2125.00

1910.217 B07 IX

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 1, 2001

1910.217 C02 IA

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2500.00
  • · Z (S) $5000.00

1910.217 C03 IIIF

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

1910.217 C03 VIII

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

1910.219 B01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $1700.00

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 01 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 2, 2001
Penalty
Initial $1,275 · Current $700 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $700.00
  • · Z (S) $1275.00

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 425 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

1910.217 E01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

1910.217 E01 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

1910.333 B02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Feb 26, 2001
Abate by
Mar 29, 2001

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 304177033.

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