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Laforce, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Vernon Hills, Illinois · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · NAICS 332321

1inspections
3citation items
$9,894current penalties
Jan 3, 2018last inspection

Laforce, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Illinois.

OSHA opened it on Jan 3, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Vernon Hills.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $14,135 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,894, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Laforce, Inc. averages $9,894 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Laforce, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Laforce, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342859402 OPENED JAN 3, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Aug 2, 2018

280 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$6,282$4,397Jun 1, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$7,853$5,497Jun 1, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 1, 2018Final

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 Vernon Hills site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 23 workers: 4.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
LaForce - Vernon Hills
Vernon Hills · 2020
23 104.91.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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.

Other metal window and door manufacturing employers in Illinois

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