Lincolnshire, Illinois · Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing · NAICS 332912
6inspections
7citation items
$25,040current penalties
Dec 12, 2023last inspection
OSHA has inspected Hydraforce, Inc. 6 times in Illinois since 2001.
The latest one began on Dec 12, 2023 on a referral, in Vernon Hills.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $55,593 and now stand at $25,040, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Hydraforce, Inc. averages $20,000 (1 cited inspection).
Hydraforce, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 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 2023, the Lincolnshire site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 662 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 192 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
HydraForce Inc.
Lincolnshire · 2023
662
8
3
1.2
2.4
HydraForce, Inc IC
Vernon Hills · 2023
334
9
4
2.4
2.4
HydraForce, Inc Plant 2
Lincolnshire · 2023
113
1
1
0.9
2.4
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.
Nov 30, 2018, Lincolnshire: Hospitalization · concussions · brain
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and impacted the ground, sustaining a concussion.
Jan 22, 2016, Lincolnshire: Hospitalization · hernias due to traumatic incidents · abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee sustained a hernia injury while pushing a 55-gallon drum onto a wooden skid.
Nov 16, 2015, Lincolnshire: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · forearm(s)
An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning machine that is used to wash metal parts. The metal door of the machine fell down on the employee's right forearm, causing a deep laceration that required surgery.
Employee cut finger on a part on 1/19/15 and did not report it to the employer right away. The finger became swollen and painful. The employee therefore reported the incident to the employer on 1/23/15 and was sent to the hospital. The employee was admitted to see a hand surgeon. Surgery was performed to remove the infection on 1/24/15.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)
(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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.
