WAUCONDA, IL —
OSHA Inspection: DURO-CHROME INDUSTRIES INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of DURO-CHROME INDUSTRIES INC. in 275 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WAUCONDA, IL 60084 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 347483133.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DURO-CHROME INDUSTRIES INC.
- Site address
- 275 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- WAUCONDA
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60084
- Mailing
- 275 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WAUCONDA, IL 60084
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
- 332813
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $5,071 · Current $3,043 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) On May 15, 2024, Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to wear a 3M 8210 N95 respirator before it was used in the Polishing Department. No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3042.6
- — Z (S) $5071
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a) On May 15, 2024, Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. did not ensure that an employee was fit tested prior to using a 3M 8210 N95 respirator in the Polishing Department. No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.124 H04
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,195 · Current $8,308 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4): Employees working with chromic acid were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils: a) On May 15, 2024, Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. did not ensure that employees who were exposed to chromic acid during plating operations received periodic examinations of exposed body parts, especially the nostrils. Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1407817, citation 1, item 5, and was affirmed as a final order on January 3, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 275 Industrial Drive, Wauconda, IL 60084.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $8307.6
- — Z (R) $14195
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,083 · Current $3,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical a) On May 15, 2024, Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. did not ensure that all 2-quart plunger cans of acetone located in the Plating Department were labeled. Duro-Chrome Industries Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1407817, citation 1, item 13b, and was affirmed as a final order on January 3, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 275 Industrial Drive, Wauconda, IL 60084.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $3649.8
- — Z (R) $6083
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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 347483133.
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