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Cornelius, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Glendale Heights, Illinois · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415

1inspections
5citation items
$22,500current penalties
Aug 24, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cornelius, Inc. once in Illinois.

The inspection began on Aug 24, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Glendale Heights.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $40,976 and now stand at $22,500, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Cornelius, Inc. averages $22,500 (1 cited inspection).

Cornelius, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Cornelius, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341721603 OPENED AUG 24, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2018

101 Regency Dr., Glendale Heights, IL 60139 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,908$7,500Dec 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$7,126$0Dec 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$8,908$7,500Dec 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$8,908$7,500Dec 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$7,126$0Dec 29, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Glendale Heights site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 289 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Cornelius Inc.
Glendale Heights · 2020
289 000.02.4
Cornelius_GH
Glendale Heights · 2019
312 200.62.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

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.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing employers in Illinois

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