WEST CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC in 1920 DOWNS DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185 (NAICS 336510). OSHA activity number 347098931.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 1920 DOWNS DRIVE
- City
- WEST CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60185
- Mailing
- 1920 DOWNS DR., WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 336510
- Employees
- 59
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $8,500 Reduced
05279135Z102
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 are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. (a) Mixing area - On or about November 13, 2023, the employer did not ensure that floors were maintained in a clean and orderly condition. Hexamine particulate matter was allowed to accumulate on floors beneath and around containers of Bakelite Hexamine - Granular and Bakelite Hexamine Freeflow 3%, thereby exposing employees to potential fire and deflagration hazards. (b) Mixing area - On or about November 13, 2023, the employer did not ensure that floors were maintained in a clean and orderly condition. Particulate matter and resins were allowed to accumulate on floors around curing oven thereby exposing employees to slip, trip and fall hazards. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8500
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,913 · Current $3,600 Reduced
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (a) Semi-metallic area - On or about November 13, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that an employee required to wear an N95 filtering facepiece respirator did not have facial hair that interfered with the mask seal thereby exposing workers to particulate dust matter that may result in upper respiratory tract irritation. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3600
- — Z (S) $6913
1910.1200 F10
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $9,218 · Current $4,900 Reduced
9135
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were legible on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift: (a) Mixing area - On or about November 13, 2023 - the employer did not ensure that a steel drum modified to become a secondary container for particulate mixing ingredients was labeled with a product identifier and hazard information thereby exposing employees to contact with skin, nose, and throat irritation. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $9218
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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 347098931.
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