DANVILLE, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: VISCOFAN USA, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VISCOFAN USA, INC. in 915 N. MICHIGAN AVE., DANVILLE, IL 61834 (NAICS 326121). OSHA activity number 339808099.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VISCOFAN USA, INC.
- Site address
- 915 N. MICHIGAN AVE.
- City
- DANVILLE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61834
- Mailing
- 915 N. MICHIGAN AVE., DANVILLE, IL 61834
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 326121
- Employees
- 311
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition: Employees were exposed to slipping hazards when walking in the aisle ways near, M#8, M#9, M#10, and M#11 and on the dryer tops because water mixed with glycerin causes the walking surface to become slick.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2380
- · Z (S) $3400
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: Employees were exposed to burns from steam leaks at M#3, M#6 and M#9 because the leaks had not been repaired and employees walk past those leaks on the adjacent catwalks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2380
- · Z (S) $3400
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when lacing casing into the squeeze rolls on line M#6 because the ingoing nip point was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2380
- · Z (S) $3400
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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 339808099.
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