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Basic Crating & Packaging Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Peoria, Illinois · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

4inspections
4citation items
$13,000current penalties
Apr 23, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Basic Crating & Packaging Inc. 4 times in Illinois since 2021.

The latest one began on Apr 23, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Elk Grove Village; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $22,503 and now stand at $13,000, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.213.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Basic Crating & Packaging Inc. averages $13,000 (1 cited inspection).

Basic Crating & Packaging Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Basic Crating & Packaging Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348895608 OPENED APR 23, 2026Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Open

1525 Chase Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3) · Eye and face protection
 Other-than-serious$4,341$2,000Aug 6, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$7,236$7,500Aug 6, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$7,236$0Aug 6, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(a) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$3,690$3,500Aug 6, 2026Final

Inspection 347671265 OPENED AUG 7, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 74 employees at the site · Closed Aug 26, 2024

7921 N Hale Ave, Peoria, IL 61615 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347507576 OPENED MAY 24, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2024

1855 Greenleaf Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345638365 OPENED NOV 16, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2022

7921 N Hale Ave, Peoria, IL 61615 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Elk Grove Village site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 39 workers: 5.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
7153_16739
Elk Grove Village · 2023
39 205.14.6
7153_16737
Peoria · 2023
21 227.14.6
Chase
Elk Grove Village · 2016
65 000.04.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3)

(3) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1)

(h) Radial saws. (1) The upper hood shall completely enclose the upper portion of the blade down to a point that will include the end of the saw arbor. The upper hood shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that it will protect the operator from flying splinters, broken saw teeth, etc., and will deflect sawdust away from the operator. The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade shall be guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the stock and remain in contact with stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed.

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1)

(i) Bandsaws and band resaws. (1) All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Illinois

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