Inspection 347391302 OPENED APR 4, 2024Closed
1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 4, 2024 to follow up on an earlier case, in Buffalo Grove.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $30,938 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $18,000, down 42%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC averages $18,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346333537 OPENED NOV 8, 2022Closed
1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346233869 OPENED SEP 20, 2022Closed
1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · 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) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $15,469 | $9,000 | Feb 24, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $15,469 | $9,000 | Feb 24, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 343693982 OPENED JAN 4, 2019Closed
1111 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Buffalo Grove site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 181 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 253 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING LLC - Rome Buffalo Grove · 2024 | 181 | 6 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| PPC Flex - Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove · 2023 | 127 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| PPC Flexible Packaging Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove · 2022 | 127 | 5 | 3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| PPC Flexible Packaging Buffalo Grove · 2020 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
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.
Sep 15, 2022, Buffalo Grove: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning printing equipment. The employee's left hand was caught in the in-running nip point between an anilox roll and a plate, causing amputations to the top of the employee's index, middle, and little fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(d)
(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)
(ii) Group lockout or tagout devices shall be used in accordance with the procedures required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section including, but not necessarily limited to, the following specific requirements:
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