SUMMIT, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: ACH FOODS COMPANIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ACH FOODS COMPANIES, INC. in 6400 SOUTH ARCHER ROAD, SUMMIT, IL 60501 (NAICS 311942). OSHA activity number 333326023.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACH FOODS COMPANIES, INC.
- Site address
- 6400 SOUTH ARCHER ROAD
- City
- SUMMIT
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60501
- Mailing
- 6400 SOUTH ARCHER ROAD, SUMMIT, IL 60501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311942
- Employees
- 165
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: a. Syrup gallon line palletizer area - On or about April 9, 2012, employees working on an open sided platform 8 feet high, were not provided with an adequate standard railing. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $5000
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms: a. Syrup gallon line palletizer area - On or about April 9, 2012, stair railings on fixed stairs leading to the elevated platform did not have an intermediate rail. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $500
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: a. Syrup gallon line palletizer area - On or about April 9, 2012, an employee experienced a head injury while reaching underneath an unguarded shaft-drive roller conveyor. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with exposed shafting.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 333326023.
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