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Burndy LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Elgin, Illinois · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

3inspections
2citation items
$14,000current penalties
Jul 31, 2019last inspection

Burndy LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 31, 2019 after a complaint, in Elgin.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $21,064 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $14,000, down 34%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Burndy LLC averages $14,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Burndy LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344202262 OPENED JUL 31, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 2019

440 S. Mclean Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60123 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343443727 OPENED SEP 6, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 164 employees at the site · Closed Dec 20, 2018

440 S. Mclean Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60123 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 29, 2018: Employee amputates finger in threading machine

At 10:45 on August 29, 2018, Employee #1, a temporary employee, was operating a threading machine with a pneumatic holding clamp. The machine was triggered by pressing a button. The employee was holding, a 1 inch wide by 10.5 inch long piece of RM (steel pipe) in his right hand and using his left hand to trigger the clamp. Employee #1s right index finger was on the pipe, but positioned just inside the clamp, as the clamp closed, resulting in an amputation to his finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$12,934$12,934Nov 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
Serious$8,130$1,066Nov 7, 2018Final

Inspection 343274759 OPENED JUL 3, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 158 employees at the site · Closed Jan 2, 2019

440 S. Mclean Boulevard, Elgin, IL 60123 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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.

Aug 29, 2018, Elgin: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

On August 29, 2018, an employee was using a threading machine on a 1-inch by 10-inch steel pipe. The pipe holder actuated while the employee's right hand was on the pipe, crushing the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i)

(f) Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up—(1) General. (i) The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

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