OSHA has inspected Algus Packaging, Inc. 5 times in Illinois since 2012.
The latest one began on Apr 15, 2025 after a complaint, in Dekalb.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $52,773 and now stand at $30,131, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Algus Packaging, Inc. averages $9,527 (3 cited inspections).
Algus Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1212 E. Taylor St., Dekalb, IL 60115 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $10,641 | $7,449 | Sep 30, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,641 | $7,449 | Sep 30, 2025 | Final |
1212 E. Taylor St., Dekalb, IL 60115 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1212 E. Taylor Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3) · Stairways |
Serious | $5,691 | $3,984 | Apr 23, 2018 | Final |
1212 E. Taylor St., Dekalb, IL 60115 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,300 | $4,350 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,300 | $0 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,700 | $1,000 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,300 | $4,350 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 3, 2015 | Final |
1212 E. Taylor Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,050 | Aug 23, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $2,100 | $500 | Aug 23, 2012 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Dekalb site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 65 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algus Packaging, Inc. - East Taylor Dekalb · 2021 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| Algus Packaging, Inc. (Peace Road) Dekalb · 2021 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 15, 2024, Dekalb: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s) unspecified
An employee closed a truck driver's door while standing on the dock plate and the driver's trailer plate. The dock plate started lifting and lowering and caught his foot/ankle between the trailer door/plate and the dock plate. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
Aug 2, 2023, Dekalb: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was working at a machine that labels thermal formed-plastic blisters. The employee went to grab the blisters that were falling into the chute of the rack when a metal pick head on the machine lacerated their left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.