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DGS Import, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Chicago, Illinois · Other Services Related to Advertising · NAICS 541890

2inspections
7citation items
$15,500current penalties
Mar 6, 2025last inspection

DGS Import, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2024.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 6, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Chicago.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $30,651 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,500, down 49%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.157, portable fire extinguishers (2 items).

For context, across all professional services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,821. DGS Import, LLC averages $15,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

DGS Import, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

DGS Import, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348085986 OPENED MAR 6, 2025Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed May 16, 2025

4800 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60644 · Other Services Related to Advertising · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347190399 OPENED JAN 3, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Oct 11, 2024

4800 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60644 · Other Services Related to Advertising · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4) · Exit routes
Serious$4,839$2,500Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$11,292$5,700Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$8,067$4,050Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$6,453$3,250Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 19, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 19, 2024Final

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 Chicago site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 37 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
DGS Import LLC
Chicago · 2023
37 000.03.3

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.

Dec 27, 2023, Chicago: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

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(d)

(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1)

(e) Inspection, maintenance and testing. (1) The employer shall be responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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