Seneca, Illinois · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325199
1inspections
1citation items
$7,800current penalties
Aug 20, 2020last inspection
Reg Seneca, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Illinois.
OSHA opened it on Aug 20, 2020 on a referral, in Seneca.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $9,639 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,800, down 19%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Reg Seneca, LLC averages $7,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Reg Seneca, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Aug 17, 2020: Employee incurs burns from caustic exothermic reaction
At 5:30 a.m. on August 17, 2020, an employee was working in a pre-treatment area preparing to perform a caustic flush on a Tricanter on the second level of a building. The purpose of the flush is to removes oil, grease and fat from the tank. The employee was wearing flame resistant clothing, a full face respirator and chemical gloves, but was not wearing a chemical resistant suit per the site's written standard operating procedures. The employee was adding potassium hydroxide (KOH) to warm water when an exothermic reaction occurred and the employee was exposed to the corrosive chemical. The employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to his forehead, left shoulder, arm and hand, requiring hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Seneca site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 54 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
REG Seneca,LLC
Seneca · 2025
54
0
0
0.0
0.7
REG Seneca
Seneca · 2022
57
0
0
0.0
0.7
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
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