DS Containers, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2020.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 26, 2021 on a referral, in West Chicago.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.
OSHA proposed $69,717 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $58,811, down 16%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. DS Containers, Inc. averages $29,406 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345499859 OPENED AUG 26, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2022
2500 Enterprise Circle, West Chicago, IL 60185 · Metal Can Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 13, 2021: Employee amputates finger while cleaning machine rollers
At 8:10 a.m. on August 13, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a machine and cleaning its rollers. The employee's finger was caught between the running rollers, resulting in the amputation of the left hand's index finger. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the injury.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,653 | $8,200 | Dec 23, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $13,653 | $8,200 | Dec 23, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 344837307 OPENED JUL 16, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 260 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2020
2500 Enterprise Circle, West Chicago, IL 60185 · Metal Can Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 13, 2020: Employee partially amputates finger when struck by falling b
At 4:30 p.m. on July 13, 2020, an employee was removing an aluminum block from a bale platform. The baler ram came down and injured the employee. Employee sustained a partial finger amputation to the right pinky finger by the aluminum baler ram. The employee was treated but was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | Aug 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | Aug 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | Aug 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $9,639 | $9,639 | Aug 12, 2020 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 13, 2021, West Chicago: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a printing roller when his index and middle fingers were pinched between two rollers. The index finger was medically amputated.
Jul 13, 2020, West Chicago: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
On July 13, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was removing a bale (12" x 10" x 8") of scrap aluminum from the discharge area on a baling machine. His right little finger was caught in the baling press area and was amputated to the first knuckle.
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.
