Inspection 344152319 OPENED JUL 16, 2019Closed
11600 Sterling Pkwy., Richmond, IL 60071 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited 815 Pallets Inc. in Illinois 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 16, 2019 after a complaint, in Richmond.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The penalties, $11,934 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. 815 Pallets Inc. averages $11,934 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344161286 OPENED JUL 16, 2019Closed
11600 Sterling Pkwy., Richmond, IL 60071 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343433306 OPENED AUG 29, 2018Closed
11600 Sterling Pkwy., Richmond, IL 60071 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 27, 2018: Employee amputates arm when caught by notching machine blade
At 8:00 a.m. on August 27, 2018, an employee was loading and unloading stringers while operating a double notching machine. The employee was reaching to grab a stringer that fell and was going to go through the machine in the wrong fashion when his left arm was pulled into the machine's cutting heads, amputating the lower portion of it to his elbow. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,934 | $11,934 | Feb 26, 2019 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 27, 2018, Richmond: Amputation · amputations · forearm(s)
On August 27, 2017, an employee received an amputation just below the left elbow while operating a machine used to fabricate holes for forklift forks (double notcher).
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(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.
Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Illinois
- Eagle Pallets Inc. Joliet · 6 citations · $3,600
- Cantarero Pallets, Inc. Wauconda · 4 citations · $18,292
- Basic Crating & Packaging Inc. Peoria · 4 citations · $13,000
- Chicago Pallet Service, Inc. Elk Grove Village · 7 citations · $9,924
- Cole Pallet Services Corporation Sycamore · 16 citations · $42,585
- Lake Street Pallet and Recycling, Inc. Chicago · 4 citations · $6,100
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