OSHA has inspected Fca US LLC 2 times in Illinois since 2016.
The latest one began on Feb 27, 2019 after a complaint, in Belvidere.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
None of the citations carried a penalty.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Fca US LLC averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Fca US LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Belvidere site logged 218 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 5,411 workers: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 901 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Belvidere Assembly Plant
Belvidere · 2018
5,411
218
15
4.3
3.2
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Aug 9, 2020, Belvidere: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was walking to his work station when he slipped on air conditioner condensate on the floor. He fell and fractured his right leg.
Jan 6, 2020, Belvidere: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
An employee was walking to his work station when he tripped on a pipe assembly and fell to the ground, suffering a spinal compression injury.
An employee was tightening a bolt with a rotating bolt fastener when the employee's glove became caught in the gap between the sleeve and socket extension. The fastener then amputated the left-hand ring finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)
(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.
Other automobile manufacturing employers in Illinois
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.