Inspection 345667141 OPENED DEC 3, 2021Closed
27236 International Port Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · Short Line Railroads · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 1991, OSHA inspectors have visited Parsec, Inc. in Illinois 8 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 3, 2021 to monitor an earlier case, in Elwood.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 5 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $12,700; today they stand at $7,740, 39% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. Parsec, Inc. averages $4,000 across 1 cited inspection.
Parsec, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 341598977 OPENED JUL 5, 2016Closed
27236 Elwood International Port Road, Elwood, Il, Elwood, IL 60421 · Short Line Railroads · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,000 | Jul 29, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 315156638 OPENED MAR 25, 2011Closed
27238 S. Baseline Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 13, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3) · Yearly injury summary |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 13, 2011 | Closed |
Inspection 312590680 OPENED OCT 9, 2008Closed
2718 Baseline Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 311370605 OPENED DEC 21, 2007Closed
27236 Baseline Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $1,700 | $1,190 | Apr 23, 2008 | Closed |
Inspection 311370621 OPENED DEC 21, 2007Closed
27236 Baseline Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $1,500 | $1,050 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(i) · Flammable liquids |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.107(g)(1) · Spray painting and finishing |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2) · Methylene chloride |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
Inspection 310173752 OPENED JAN 23, 2007Closed
27236 Baseline Road, Elwood, IL 60421 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 103269684 OPENED DEC 6, 1991Closed
7000 W. 71st Street, Bedford Park, IL 60501 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(f) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,500 | Mar 3, 1992 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Elwood site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 398 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 65 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPC Elwood · 2023 | 398 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jun 28, 2021, Elwood: Hospitalization · concussions · brain
An employee was climbing down a ladder on a rail car. The employee's foot slipped on the bottom rung and he fell backward about 2 feet to the ground, hitting his head and suffering a concussion and a contusion to the back of the head.
May 17, 2019, Elwood: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
A crane operator was closing the crane door and pinched his left thumb between the door and the door frame.
Jun 28, 2016, Elwood: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · lower leg(s)
An employee was riding on the side of a chassis racker (a specialized industrial truck) while being trained. The trainer was in the driver's seat operating the industrial truck. The trainer drove the truck too close to a nearby chassis, and the injured employee's leg was caught between the moving truck and the nearby chassis. He sustained a severe laceration/cut to his left calf/leg that required…
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)
(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.
29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3)
(3) How do I certify the annual summary? A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.
29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2)
(2) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of one hundred and twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (125 ppm) as determined over a sampling period of fifteen minutes.
29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids
29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other support activities for rail transportation employers in Illinois
- Pacific Rail Services Chicago · 10 citations · $29,525
- Northeastern Illinois Railway Services, Inc. Sheldon · 21 citations · $8,200
- BNSF Railway Company Galesburg · 6 citations · $30,809
- CBSL Transportation Services, Inc. Chicago · 40 citations · $126,164
- Metro East Industries Inc East Saint Louis · 49 citations · $88,037
- Piston Tank Corporation Roxana · 5 citations · $7,880
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.