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Opticote, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin Park, Illinois · Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing · NAICS 339115

1inspections
3citation items
$2,437current penalties
Aug 19, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Opticote, Inc. in Illinois one time.

It opened on Aug 19, 2021, in Franklin Park.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $3,481; today they stand at $2,437, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Opticote, Inc. averages $2,437 across 1 cited inspection.

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

Opticote, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345486781 OPENED AUG 19, 2021Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Health · 23 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2022

10455 Seymour Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$3,481$2,437Dec 30, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Dec 30, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Dec 30, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Franklin Park site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Opticote, Inc
Franklin Park · 2025
23 000.01.1
Opticote
Franklin Park · 2022
20 000.01.1
Opticote,Inc.
Franklin Park · 2017
30 000.01.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1)

(j) Communication of respirable crystalline silica hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication. The employer shall include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200). The employer shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of crystalline silica and safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the provisions of HCS and paragraph (j)(3) of this section. The employer shall ensure that at least the following hazards are addressed: Cancer, lung effects, immune system effects, and kidney effects.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

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