CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: APS GRUPA LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of APS GRUPA LLC in 10459 S. MUSKEGON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 (NAICS 325411). OSHA activity number 346143449.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APS GRUPA LLC
- Site address
- 10459 S. MUSKEGON AVENUE
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60617
- Mailing
- 10459 S. MUSKEGON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325411
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,046 · Current $5,200 Reduced
M102
General-duty citation text
Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible agricultural ingredient dust explosion, and deflagration hazards while working near or upstream of an unprotected outdoor dust collector: a) On or about August 12, 2022, the United Air Specialists, Inc. model FJHI6-8-H filter media dust collector servicing the Silo Building collected combustible agricultural ingredient dusts from upstream bagging operations. The outdoor dust collector lacked means of (1) explosion protection and (2) deflagration propagation protection (isolation) for the upstream processed via the dirty air inlet ducting, the area beneath the dust collector via the material hopper discharge, and the area to the side of the dust collector via the clean air exhaust duct.
Recent events (5)
- — P (S) $5200
- — P (S) $5200
- — P (S) $5200
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,046 · Current $5,200 Reduced
M102
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a) On or about October 26, 2022, in the Silo Building, the employer did not ensure that floors and elevated non-floor surfaces were maintained in a clean and orderly condition. Combustible agriculture ingredient dust was allowed to accumulate on equipment and floors exposing employees to potential fire, deflagration, and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5200
- — Z (S) $10046
1910.307 C
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,046 · Current $5,100 Reduced
E101M102
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location: a. On or about August 12, 2022, in the silo building packaging area, employees were exposed to hazards of burns and impact from pressure wave (shock) and/or projectile fragmentation when the electrical wiring utilized in the bagging station(s) were not rated for use in a Class II location. Ordinary wiring such as, but not limited to, ordinary extension cords were in use during bagging operations and were not rated for use in a Class II area.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $5100
- — P (S) $5100
- — I (S) $5100
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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 346143449.
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