Inspection 345926570 OPENED APR 29, 2022Closed
2006 Kentville Road, Kewanee, IL 61443 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Great Dane LLC in Illinois 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 29, 2022 to monitor an earlier case, in Kewanee.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $32,184; today they stand at $18,304, 43% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Great Dane LLC averages $9,152 across 2 cited inspections.
Great Dane LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 345452544 OPENED JUL 30, 2021Closed
2006 Kentville Road, Kewanee, IL 61443 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 26, 2021: Employee is caught in drill rivet masher machine and sustain
At 5:30 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was operating a Drill Rivet Masher machine and positioning it against a trailer side crossmember. The employee reached under the machine guard to feel for the crossmember and inadvertently pushed a button, causing the machine to cycle. The stability bar engaged and amputated the tip of the employee's index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,728 | $6,437 | Oct 20, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 345347744 OPENED JUN 3, 2021Closed
2006 Kentville Road, Kewanee, IL 61443 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 21, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip in jig during wheel assembly
At 5:15 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a trailer manufacturer was working with a coworker assembling a 5th wheel extension. The employee was loading the side plates near the controls when he caught his left hand on the handle and activated the jig. The coworker was on the opposite end loading side plates when he heard the air and cylinders and pulled his hand out of the equipment. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated middle fingertip.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,728 | $6,437 | Aug 23, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $10,728 | $5,430 | Aug 23, 2021 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Kewanee site logged 19 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 636 workers: 2.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 136 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dane - Kewanee Kewanee · 2023 | 636 | 19 | 16 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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- Three Guys Garage LLC dba the Roadster Shop Mundelein · 1 citation · $1,655
- Great Dane Ltd. Partnership Kewanee · 70 citations · $106,550
- Timpte, Inc. Bloomington · 1 citation · $2,900
- Advanced Mobility & Shelter Technologies, LLC University Park · 3 citations · $12,060
- River-Roads Distribution Co. Granite City · 2 citations · $8,068
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.