WILLOW SPRINGS, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: TEC AIR
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of TEC AIR in ONE TEC AI R AVENUE, WILLOW SPRINGS, IL 60480 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 339242356.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEC AIR
- Site address
- ONE TEC AI R AVENUE
- City
- WILLOW SPRINGS
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60480
- Mailing
- ONE TEC AI R AVENUE, WILLOW SPRINGS, IL 60480
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.25 D01 I
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(i): Ladders shall be maintained in good condition at all times, the joint between the steps and side rails shall be tight, all hardware and fittings securely attached, and the movable parts shall operate freely without binding or undue play: On or about July 31, 2013, in the facility, employees (Material Handlers) required to manually fill the feed hoppers on the plastic mold machines were exposed to a fall hazard due to the use of unstable (wobbly) portable wood shop-made stepladders (3-4 steps) when accessing the hoppers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.25 D01 X
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(x): Ladders shall be inspected frequently and those which have developed defects shall be withdrawn from service for repair or destruction and tagged or marked as "Dangerous, Do Not Use." On or about July 31, 2013, in the facility, employees (Material Handlers) required to fill the feed hoppers on the plastic mold machines were exposed to a fall hazard due to the use of unstable (wobbly) portable wood shop-made stepladders (3-4 steps) when accessing the hoppers. Ladders were not inspected frequently and withdrawn from service for repair or destruction.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation: On or about July 31, 2013, in the facility, authorized employees were required to operate propane-powered forklifts during production operations. The employer did not certify that each operator had been evaluated as required by paragraph (l).
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 339242356.
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