Since 1987, OSHA inspectors have visited Chadco Inc. in Illinois 9 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 14, 2016 on a referral, in London Mills.
In all, OSHA issued 76 citation items: 32 serious, 1 willful, 32 repeat and 11 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $83,520; today they stand at $62,780, 25% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 9 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Chadco Inc. averages $3,230 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Chadco Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 310796206 OPENED MAY 18, 2007Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Aug 13, 2007
Hwy 9 West P.o. Box 239, Bushnell, IL 61422 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 17, 2007 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall with aerial bucket
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 17, 2007, Employee #1 and three coworkers wer e constructing a grain leg on a farm. The day was clear with moderate wind. The grain leg was approximately 100 ft tall and they were installing a down tube on the leg. Employee #1 was in a fiberglass bucket attached to a chassis-mounted ar ticulating crane, Model Number 4T46, manufactured by National Crane Corporation. Employee #1 was ensuring that the down tube being installed was plumb. One cowo rker was on the grain leg ladder, welding a bracket and attaching the down tube. Another coworker was operating the boom from the truck moving Employee #1 into position. The coworker welding could not reach the entire bracket to weld and ha nded the welding helmet through the ladder rungs to Employee #1. Employee #1 was going to weld the bracket from the boom-mounted bucket, when the axle attaching the bucket to the boom sheared. The bucket and Employee #1 fell approximately 3 8 ft, landing on a concrete foundation. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protect ion and was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 27, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 27, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 27, 2007 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Bushnell site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 11 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Nov 8, 2016, London Mills: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was installing a grain bin while standing on a ladder when a nearby coworker's ladder fell on him, causing him to fall 13 to 15 feet to the ground below. He suffered a broken left arm and facial cuts.
Jul 18, 2015, Roseville: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
On Saturday, July 18, 2015, around 9:00 a.m., an employee fell through the handrail system of an 8-feet-high platform to the ground while coming out of a grain bin during construction. He was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.