Inspection 348470840 OPENED AUG 28, 2025Closed
35 Piper Lane, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Plitek LLC 7 times in Illinois since 1987.
The latest one began on Aug 28, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Prospect Heights.
Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 10 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $33,103 and now stand at $17,426, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Plitek LLC averages $3,562 (3 cited inspections).
Plitek LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 347355356 OPENED MAR 19, 2024Closed
35 Piper Lane, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper 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 | $6,453 | $4,500 | Apr 11, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 343744520 OPENED JAN 29, 2019Closed
69 Rawls Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $3,978 | $2,386 | Jun 7, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343755849 OPENED JAN 29, 2019Closed
69 Rawls Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,978 | $1,900 | Jul 17, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,304 | $1,900 | Jul 17, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 335014205 OPENED JUL 5, 2012Closed
69 Rawls Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,450 | Aug 31, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,450 | Aug 31, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses |
Serious | $3,500 | $1,750 | Aug 31, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 102440047 OPENED MAR 18, 1988Closed
681 Chase Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 101350403 OPENED DEC 16, 1987Closed
681 Chase Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $90 | $90 | Dec 22, 1987 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 22, 1987 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 22, 1987 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 22, 1987 | 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 2022, the Des Plaines site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 81 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plitek LLC Des Plaines · 2022 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)
(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)
(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery
29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels
29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses
Other plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing employers in Illinois
- Polar Tech Industries, Inc. Genoa · 10 citations · $9,355
- Midwest Can Company, LLC Franklin Park · 57 citations · $113,072
- B & M Plastic Inc. Franklin Park · 3 citations · $7,000
- Foremost Plastics Products Company, Inc. Elmwood Park · 6 citations · $9,848
- Clark Foam Products Corporation Chicago · 9 citations · $20,140
- Tangent Technologies LLC Aurora · 24 citations · $94,697
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.