Inspection 341062677 OPENED NOV 17, 2015Closed
1550 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon, IL 61021 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Plews, Inc. in Illinois 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 17, 2015 to monitor an earlier case, in Dixon.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $6,300; today they stand at $4,410, 30% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Plews, Inc. averages $4,410 across 1 cited inspection.
Plews, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 340823442 OPENED AUG 4, 2015Closed
1550 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon, IL 61021 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,300 | $4,410 | Sep 16, 2015 | Final |
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 Dixon site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 61 workers: 1.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plews, Inc. Dixon · 2025 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 31, 2015, Dixon: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating an auto-bend machine. She was inserting a piece of metal bar into the machine when her finger got caught in the machine. Her finger was smashed between the metal bar and the tubing, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
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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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.