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Exel Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Dekalb, Illinois · General Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493110

14inspections
12citation items
$36,107current penalties
Apr 10, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Exel Inc. 14 times in Illinois since 2004.

The latest one began on Apr 10, 2025 on a referral, in Channahon.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $79,432 and now stand at $36,107, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and Exel Inc. averages $4,699 (2 cited inspections).

It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Exel Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348171455 OPENED APR 10, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 188 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2025

24231 S. Exchange Blvd., Channahon, IL 60410 · Freight Transportation Arrangement · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347875296 OPENED NOV 13, 2024Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 77 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2025

1100 Orchard Gateway Road., North Aurora, IL 60542 · Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347095002 OPENED NOV 7, 2023Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 82 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2023

1100 Orchard Gateway Road., North Aurora, IL 60542 · Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342654407 OPENED SEP 5, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 91 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2018

877 W. Crossroads Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$6,282$4,397Feb 7, 2018Final

Inspection 341107589 OPENED DEC 9, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 146 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2016

1700 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora, IL 60506 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$7,000$5,000Jun 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$0$0Jun 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$7,000$0Jun 1, 2016Final

Inspection 340980416 OPENED OCT 8, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 96 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2015

877 W. Crossroads Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340658970 OPENED MAY 27, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 225 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2015

2400 Dralle Rd., University Park, IL 60484 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339901290 OPENED AUG 14, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 215 employees at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2015

2089 Pillsbury Drive, Geneva, IL 60134 · Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,500$7,000Dec 2, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$38,500$7,000Dec 2, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$7,000$7,000Sep 2, 2015Final
6 older inspections

Inspection 339850844 OPENED JUL 15, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 105 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2015

3095 Corporate Dr., Dekalb, IL 60115 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$3,400$2,210Oct 24, 2014Final

Inspection 339531493 OPENED DEC 23, 2013Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 73 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2014

3095 Corporate Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313937658 OPENED JUL 27, 2010Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 2016

555 St. James Gate, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313935611 OPENED MAY 14, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2010

1260 Sycamore Rd., Manteno, IL 60950 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$2,250$2,250Jun 24, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2010Closed

Inspection 313934853 OPENED APR 21, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2010

14110 S. Rt. 59, Plainfield, IL 60541 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(c) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 8, 2010Closed

Inspection 308147487 OPENED DEC 4, 2004Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 144 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2005

3095 Corporate Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$2,500$1,250Apr 19, 2005Closed

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.

Apr 4, 2025, Channahon: Hospitalization · fractures · toes(s), toenail(s)

An employee was operating a standup forklift when they fell and the forklift struck their left foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to three toes.

Mar 27, 2024, North Aurora: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was driving a counterbalance forklift down an aisle when the forklift began veering toward a rack. Their right little finger was pinched between the side pillar of the forklift and the rack, resulting in a partial amputation to the finger.

Dec 5, 2015, Aurora: Hospitalization · multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

On December 5, 2015, an employee operating a forklift collided, head-on, with a second forklift operator. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and was struck by his own forklift. He suffered a concussion and a de-gloving injury on his left foot and ankle. He also fractured his left-foot big toe and was hospitalized.

Sep 22, 2015, Romeoville: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · foot (feet), unspecified

An employee received a severe foot injury when two fork lifts collided. The employee taken to the hospital for treatment.

May 20, 2015, University Park: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · wrist(s)

An employee injured his wrists while uploading a trailer truck and driving a powered industrial truck.

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(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(b)

(B) Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection under paragraph (c)(6) of this section reveals, or whenever the employer has reason to believe, that there are deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4)

(4) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.

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 1910.22 · General requirements

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other general warehousing and storage employers in Illinois

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