WEST CHICAGO, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: WEST CHICAGO, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WEST CHICAGO, INC. in 559 MAIN STREET, WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185 (NAICS 445110). OSHA activity number 339603227.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WEST CHICAGO, INC.
- Site address
- 559 MAIN STREET
- City
- WEST CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60185
- Mailing
- 4204 W. NORTH AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60639
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 445110
- Employees
- 44
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $1,190 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): Shipping and Receiving Area, Cardboard Baler. Employees were exposed to point of operation hazards during the operation of the cardboard baler because: a) The metal mesh safety gate/guard was not working properly. The gate raised and lowered with the ram, and did not prevent employees from getting their hands or arms struck by the ram or the gate itself when the ram and gate descended. b) The metal mesh gate/guard had an opening in the lower left corner of the gate that was large enough for an employee's hand or arm to fit through. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1190
- · Z (S) $2975
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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 339603227.
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