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Ava Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Willowbrook, Illinois · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325412

1inspections
3citation items
$3,800current penalties
Oct 7, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ava Inc. once in Illinois.

The inspection began on Oct 7, 2019 after a complaint, in Willowbrook.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,820 and now stand at $3,800, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Ava Inc. averages $3,800 (1 cited inspection).

Ava Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344359807 OPENED OCT 7, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Dec 23, 2020

7051 S. Adams, Willowbrook, IL 60527 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(11) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,031$1,800Dec 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,789$2,000Dec 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Dec 16, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(g)(11)

(11) Precautions shall be taken to prevent open flames, sparks, or electric arcs in battery charging areas.

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4)

(4) The driver shall be required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed. If the load being carried obstructs forward view, the driver shall be required to travel with the load trailing.

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

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