Inspection 343600771 OPENED NOV 13, 2018Closed
10 Industry Dr., Joliet, IL 60435 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Apex Material Technologies, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2016.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 13, 2018 as part of a related case, in Joliet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 14 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $17,600 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,800, down 50%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Apex Material Technologies, LLC averages $4,400 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 341571438 OPENED JUN 22, 2016Closed
10 Industry Dr., Joliet, IL 60435 · Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $2,400 | $1,200 | Jul 15, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 341375962 OPENED APR 5, 2016Closed
10 Industry Dr., Joliet, IL 60435 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · General requirements |
Serious | $1,200 | $600 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $1,600 | $800 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $1,200 | $600 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6c 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $1,200 | $600 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2016 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Nov 11, 2018, Joliet: Hospitalization · fractures and burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On November 10, 2018, an employee was in an aerial lift using a propane and oxygen cutting torch while performing demolition of a vessel. During the demolition process, the vessel caught on fire and the employee jumped out of the aerial lift. The employee sustained burns from the fire and a fractured pelvis and wrist from the fall.
Jul 18, 2017, Joliet: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee fell as he was stepping off a ladder, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.
Jun 21, 2016, Joliet: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · nonclassifiable
An employee was performing a lockout/tag-out procedure on a tank line and attached an air hose to clean the line. The pressure caused the flank to break, spraying and burning the employee with nitric acid.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing employers in Illinois
- Nanophase Technologies Corporation Romeoville · 3 citations · $10,858
- Roquette America, Inc. Gurnee · 4 citations · $13,000
- Flexsys America L.P. Sauget · 4 citations · $35,938
- PVS Chemicals, Inc. Chicago · 3 citations · $25,925
- Illinois River Energy, LLC Rochelle · 2 citations · $5,525
- Solomon Colors, Inc. Springfield · 10 citations · $36,071
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