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Fisher Container LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo Grove, Illinois · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · NAICS 326111

2inspections
27citation items
$22,600current penalties
Mar 22, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fisher Container LLC 2 times in Illinois since 2010.

The latest one began on Mar 22, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo Grove.

Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 11 serious and 16 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $40,510 and now stand at $22,600, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Injury and illness log comes up most often in these citations: 9 items under 1904.29.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Fisher Container LLC averages $17,700 (1 cited inspection).

Fisher Container LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Fisher Container LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342189271 OPENED MAR 22, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2017

1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$8,149$5,000Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,149$5,000Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,520$3,455Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$4,889$2,745Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$4,889$1,000Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3) · Eye and face protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$914$500Jul 14, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 14, 2017Final

Inspection 314686056 OPENED JUL 12, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2011

1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,250$830Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,000$580Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,000$580Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$1,000$580Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.138(b) · Gloves and hand protection
 Serious$1,750$1,330Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,000$1,000Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 12
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 28, 2010Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Buffalo Grove site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 96 workers: 8.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 487 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fisher Container Corp.
Buffalo Grove · 2017
96 858.02.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2)

(2) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 301 Incident Report? You must complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i)

(2) Design, construction, and capacity of containers—(i) General. Only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used. Metal containers and portable tanks meeting the requirements of and containing products authorized by chapter I, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (regulations issued by the Hazardous Materials Regulations Board, Department of Transportation), shall be deemed to be acceptable.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

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