NILES, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: VAPOR CORP. DIV. OF WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VAPOR CORP. DIV. OF WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO.
- Site address
- 6420 W. HOWARD STREET
- City
- NILES
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60714
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3469
- Employees
- 425
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
15 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $2,125 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2001
1910.217 C02 IA
- 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
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
1910.217 C03 VIII
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
1910.219 B01
- 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
- 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
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
1910.217 E01 I
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
1910.217 E01 II
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
1910.333 B02 I
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2001
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2001
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 000000)
More inspections in IL
Source
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.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.