Inspection 348016551 OPENED JAN 31, 2025Closed
1510 Warehouse Dr., Ottawa, IL 61350 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2024, OSHA inspectors have visited Itw Zip-Pak in Illinois 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 31, 2025 to monitor an earlier case, in Ottawa.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
The penalties, $8,067 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Itw Zip-Pak averages $8,067 across 1 cited inspection.
Itw Zip-Pak also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 347536542 OPENED MAY 1, 2024Closed
1510 Warehouse Dr., Ottawa, IL 61350 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $8,067 | $8,067 | Sep 13, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 13, 2024 | 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 2020, the Ottawa site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 64 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 95 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zip-Pak Ottawa Ottawa · 2020 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Mar 15, 2024, Ottawa: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was operating the winder and became entangled in the zipper line as it was wrapping around the spool on the winding machine. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation as well as a laceration, bruises and contusions, and was hospitalized.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i)
(4) Projecting shaft ends. (i) Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.
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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.