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Echo, Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Zurich, Illinois · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333112

5inspections
4citation items
$11,100current penalties
Jan 5, 2017last inspection

Echo, Incorporated has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 1980.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 5, 2017 after a complaint, in Lake Zurich.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $19,675 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,100, down 44%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Echo, Incorporated averages $6,200 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Echo, Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Echo, Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 1980 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342014610 OPENED JAN 5, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 700 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2017

325 Telser Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(b) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$12,675$6,200Jan 24, 2017Final

Inspection 334267531 OPENED MAY 11, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 880 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2012

400 Oakwood Rd., Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 334295946 OPENED MAY 11, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 880 employees at the site · Closed Jul 11, 2012

400 Oakwood Rd., Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$7,000$4,900Jun 28, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 28, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 28, 2012Final

Inspection 100091123 OPENED DEC 13, 1985Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 93 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 1985

400 Oakwood Dr, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15647274 OPENED NOV 14, 1980Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 20, 1980

3rd And Gildan, Seatonville, IL 61530 · 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 Lake Zurich site logged 40 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,030 workers: 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 294 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
ECHO Incorporated
Lake Zurich · 2025
1,030 4083.82.7
ECHO Inc
Lake Zurich · 2023
936 4094.52.7
ECHO Inc.
Lake Zurich · 2022
1,023 3863.82.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)

(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) The operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident;

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4)

(4) The driver shall be required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed. If the load being carried obstructs forward view, the driver shall be required to travel with the load trailing.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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