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Dario's Pallets, Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

3inspections
12citation items
$23,440current penalties
Sep 11, 2024last inspection

Dario's Pallets, Corp. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 11, 2024 on a referral, in Chicago, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $44,579 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $23,440, down 47%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Dario's Pallets, Corp. averages $7,813 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $67,579 in back wages owed to workers.

Dario's Pallets, Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347746323 OPENED SEP 11, 2024Open

Referral · Partial · Health · 33 employees at the site · Open

339 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$8,067$4,040Dec 17, 2024Final

Inspection 347691149 OPENED AUG 15, 2024Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Open

339 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$11,292$5,650Dec 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$11,292$5,650Dec 16, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$1,613$800Dec 16, 2024Final

Inspection 342323193 OPENED MAY 12, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Oct 26, 2018

339 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
Serious$2,898$1,460Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$2,173$1,460Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$2,173$1,460Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,898$1,460Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,173$1,460Jul 27, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 27, 2017Final

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 12, 2024, Chicago: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was feeding 2 x 4 wood into a notching machine when he noticed that the wood was broken and began pulling it out. His glove was pulled into the machine toward the blades, resulting in the amputation of all five digits of his right hand.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Feb 26, 2014 to Feb 25, 2016
Chicago
5048$67,579$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)

(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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