GALESBURG, IL —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED FACILITIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of UNITED FACILITIES, INC. in 1557 S. HENDERSON, GALESBURG, IL 61401 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 331083113.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED FACILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1557 S. HENDERSON
- City
- GALESBURG
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61401
- Mailing
- 1557 S. HENDERSON, GALESBURG, IL 61401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 493110
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,550 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: AVD modified to read: A maintenance employee engaged in servicing forklift batteries wore a tight-fitting elastomeric respirator voluntarily and the employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program as required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $2550
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 14, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: A maintenance employee voluntarily wore an elastomeric respirator when servicing forklift batteries and the employer did not provide medical evaluations prior to the respirator being worn in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Where powered industrial trucks were found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the trucks were not taken out of service until they had been restored to safe operating conditions. AVD modified to read: Employees operated multiple propane fueled forklifts throughout the facility as part of daily operations and the employees were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide because a forklift was not running correctly and emitting higher than acceptable levels of carbon monoxide was not removed from service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3400
1910.178 Q01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 23, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel: AVD modified to read: Employees operated multiple propane fueled forklifts throughout the facility as part of daily operations and the employees were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide because a forklift was emitting higher than acceptable levels of carbon monoxide and that forklift was not removed from service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331083113.
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