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Nova Chrome, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin Park, Illinois · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · NAICS 332813

9inspections
39citation items
$9,730current penalties
Jul 27, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Nova Chrome, Inc 9 times in Illinois since 1979.

The latest one began on Jul 27, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Franklin Park.

Those inspections ended with 39 citation items: 19 serious, 3 repeat and 17 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,730 and now stand at $9,730, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

Ventilation comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.94.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Nova Chrome, Inc averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Nova Chrome, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1979 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346866940 OPENED JUL 27, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Nov 1, 2023

3200 Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(4)(i) · Hexavalent chromium
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 5, 2023Final

Inspection 338954910 OPENED MAR 14, 2013Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Apr 9, 2013

3200 Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 335843801 OPENED AUG 20, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 2013

3200 Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$2,800$1,400Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1026(c) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$2,800$1,400Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$0$0Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(3) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$2,800$1,400Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$2,800$1,400Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i)(a) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$2,800$1,400Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 31, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 31, 2012Final

Inspection 102995164 OPENED MAY 7, 1992Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 1992

3200 North Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 1, 1992Closed

Inspection 106146103 OPENED AUG 17, 1990Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 1991

3200 North Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$180$180Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$180$180Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$300$300Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
Serious$360$360Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$360$360Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$300Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$300Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(2) · Emergency action plans
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 12, 1990Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 12, 1990Closed

Inspection 15950884 OPENED JAN 4, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 1984

3200 Wolf Rd, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15823347 OPENED JUN 25, 1980Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 1980

3200 North Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15823214 OPENED APR 4, 1980Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 1980

3200 North Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Repeat$60$60Apr 10, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Repeat$60$60Apr 10, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Repeat$60$60Apr 10, 1980Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 15941099 OPENED OCT 10, 1979Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 1980

5200 North Wolf Road, Franklin Park, IL 60101 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$180$180Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$150$150Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$120$120Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$120$120Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.2(a)(1) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.176(c) · Material storage and aisles
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed
Citation 2, item 11 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 26, 1979Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)

(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1904.2(a)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) If your business establishment is classified in a specific industry group listed in appendix A to this subpart, you do not need to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless the government asks you to keep the records under § 1904.41 or § 1904.42. However, all employers must report to OSHA any workplace incident that results in an employee's fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye (see § 1904.39).

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(c)

(c) Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) in excess of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 µgm/m 3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

29 CFR 1910.94 · Ventilation

Other electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employers in Illinois

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