Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited Bag Makers, Inc. in Illinois 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 2, 2015 on a referral, in Union.
In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 8 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $20,750; today they stand at $11,225, 46% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Bag Makers, Inc. averages $10,000 across 1 cited inspection.
Bag Makers, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Illinois · latest 90 days of OSHA records
413employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Union site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 319 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 87 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Bag Makers, Inc
Union · 2025
319
12
3
4.1
2.0
Bag Makers, Inc.
Union · 2021
280
7
1
2.4
2.0
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.
On Monday June 29, 2015, at approximately 10:30 p.m., two maintenance employees were servicing a FLEXO press no. 9 in the FLEXO department. The FLEXO press no. 9 feeds bags for in-printing on the roller. The employee was tightening the driver side chain on the press and then proceeded to check the tension with his right hand to see if it was tight enough. The employee's right hand index finger…
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Design and construction of inside storage rooms—(i) Construction. Inside storage rooms shall be constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use. Such construction shall comply with the test specifications set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969. Where an automatic sprinkler system is provided, the system shall be designed and installed in an acceptable manner. Openings to other rooms or buildings shall be provided with noncombustible liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, or the floor in the storage area shall be at least 4 inches below the surrounding floor. Openings shall be provided with approved self-closing fire doors. The room shall be liquid-tight where the walls join the floor. A permissible alternate to the sill or ramp is an open-grated trench inside of the room which dra
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv)
(iv) Ventilation. Every inside storage room shall be provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system. Such system shall be designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour. If a mechanical exhaust system is used, it shall be controlled by a switch located outside of the door. The ventilating equipment and any lighting fixtures shall be operated by the same switch. A pilot light shall be installed adjacent to the switch if Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), are dispensed within the room. Where gravity ventilation is provided, the fresh air intake, as well as the exhaust outlet from the room, shall be on the exterior of the building in which the room is located.
29 CFR 1910.144 · Safety color code for marking physical hazards
29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(iii)
(iii) Stop. Emergency stop bars on hazardous machines such as rubber mills, wire blocks, flat work ironers, etc., shall be red. Stop buttons or electrical switches which letters or other markings appear, used for emergency stopping of machinery shall be red.
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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.
