MOKENA, IL —
OSHA Inspection: VOLFLEX, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VOLFLEX, INC. in 10838 WEST WALNUT LANE, MOKENA, IL 60448 (NAICS 322221). OSHA activity number 342060589.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VOLFLEX, INC.
- Site address
- 10838 WEST WALNUT LANE
- City
- MOKENA
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60448
- Mailing
- 10838 WALNUT ST., MOKENA, IL 60448
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322221
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 4, 2017
- Abate by
- May 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative. a. On or about December 28, 2016, employees were operating, servicing and maintaining the laminate, slittter, printing press, ink, and heat sealer machines without the development and implantation of an energy control program, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4436.5
- — Z (S) $8873
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- May 4, 2017
- Abate by
- May 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. a. On or about December 28, 2016, employees were operating, servicing and maintaining the laminate, slittter, printing press, ink, and heat sealer machines without affixing lockout devices prior to performing job task, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4436.5
- — Z (S) $8873
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 2017
- Abate by
- May 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. a. On or about December 28, 2016, employees were operating, servicing and maintaining the laminate, slitter, printing press, ink, and heat sealer machines and the machines were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4436.5
- — Z (S) $8873
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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 342060589.
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