South Elgin, Illinois · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333318
OSHA has inspected Klapperich Tool, Inc. once in Illinois.
The inspection began on Mar 19, 2025 on a referral, in South Elgin.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $4,729 and now stand at $2,800, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Klapperich Tool, Inc. averages $2,800 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,729 | $2,800 | Apr 25, 2025 | Final |
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 13, 2025, South Elgin: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was operating a bandsaw to cut a metal tub when the saw blade amputated his left little fingertip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
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