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Kerley Ink: OSHA inspections and violations

Broadview, Illinois · Printing Ink Manufacturing · NAICS 325910

2inspections
2citation items
$4,000current penalties
Dec 13, 2016last inspection

Since 1983, OSHA inspectors have visited Kerley Ink in Illinois 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 13, 2016 after a complaint, in Broadview.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $7,244; today they stand at $4,000, 45% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Kerley Ink averages $4,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Kerley Ink: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341971216 OPENED DEC 13, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2017

2700 S. 12th Avenue 2020 W. Parkes, Broadview, IL 60155 · Printing Ink Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,622$2,000May 1, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$3,622$2,000May 1, 2017Final

Inspection 15950173 OPENED OCT 19, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 1983

2700 South 12th Ave, Broadview, IL 60153 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

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).

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