CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. in 7401 S. CICERO AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60629 (NAICS 311340). OSHA activity number 345280291.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 7401 S. CICERO AVE.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60629
- Mailing
- 7401 S. CICERO AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60629
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311340
- Employees
- 571
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 14, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $136,532 · Current $110,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. a. Tootsie Pop Wrap Packaging Area - On or about April 19, 2021, the employer failed to provide effective guarding to protect employees working at or near the Robert's C-1500 Form, Fill and Seal Machine. The interlock devices for this machine were disabled while the machine was operated in bypass mode and did not prevent employees from operating the machine while in the zone of danger.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $110000
- — C (W) $136532
- — Z (W) $136532
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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 345280291.
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