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Dynachem, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Westville, Illinois · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · NAICS 325211

3inspections
6citation items
$18,159current penalties
Dec 1, 2020last inspection

Dynachem, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 1985.

OSHA's last visit started on Dec 1, 2020 after a complaint, in Westville.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $32,769 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,159, down 45%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (5 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Dynachem, Inc. averages $18,159 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Dynachem, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1985 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345043483 OPENED DEC 1, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Apr 16, 2021

15662 E 980 North Rd, Westville, IL 61883 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,827$4,778Mar 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,827$4,778Mar 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Mar 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,827$0Mar 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(8) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,827$4,778Mar 5, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$5,461$3,825Mar 5, 2021Final

Inspection 343068730 OPENED APR 6, 2018Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2018

15662 E 980 North Rd, Westville, IL 61883 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 2432698 OPENED AUG 21, 1985Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 1985

666 Russell Court Suite 200, Woodstock, IL 60098 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Westville site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 62 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 97 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
DynaChemInc
Westville · 2025
62 213.31.1
DynaChem Inc
Westville · 2023
59 000.01.1
DynaChem Inc.
Westville · 2020
60 6610.01.1
DynaChem
Westville · 2019
65 10615.21.1

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.

Apr 16, 2018, Westville: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)

On April 16, 2018. an employee tripped on a door threshold and fell to the floor, requiring hospitalization for a fractured hip.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)

(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14)

(14) Review the permit space program, using the canceled permits retained under paragraph (e)(6) of this section within 1 year after each entry and revise the program as necessary, to ensure that employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards.

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)

(3) Develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

Other plastics material and resin manufacturing employers in Illinois

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