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Gaither Tool Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Jacksonville, Illinois · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 333514

1inspections
5citation items
$0current penalties
Dec 9, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Gaither Tool Co. once in Illinois.

The inspection began on Dec 9, 2025 after a complaint, in Jacksonville.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

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 manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Gaither Tool Co. averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Gaither Tool Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348632274 OPENED DEC 9, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 27, 2026

2255 West Morton Avenue, Jacksonville, IL 62650 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Mar 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Mar 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Mar 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Mar 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Mar 26, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)

(3) Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation of the truck in the employer's workplace.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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