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Ring Container Technologies: OSHA inspections and violations

Kankakee, Illinois · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · NAICS 326160

4inspections
8citation items
$33,082current penalties
Apr 26, 2017last inspection

Ring Container Technologies has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2006.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 26, 2017 on a referral, in Kankakee.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 8 serious.

OSHA proposed $47,260 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $33,082, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (6 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Ring Container Technologies averages $27,884 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ring Container Technologies also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ring Container Technologies: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342276854 OPENED APR 26, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2017

1855 America Way, Kankakee, IL 60901 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 19, 2017: Employee crushes hand during removal of jammed pallet

At 7:00 a.m. on April 19, 2017, an employee was working to unjam a pallet that had become caught in an auto feed machine. As the employee entered the machine to pull the pallet out, one of his hands became caught in between the pallet and the frame of the machine. The employee crushes hand and is hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$12,675$8,872Jun 26, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$27,160$19,012Jun 26, 2017Final

Inspection 310798723 OPENED NOV 19, 2007Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2007

2454 Hubbard Ave., Decatur, IL 62526 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309029858 OPENED APR 11, 2006Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 26 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 2006

1825 American Way, Kankakee, IL 60901 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$1,800$1,260Apr 26, 2006Closed

Inspection 309029874 OPENED APR 5, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2006

1825 American Way, Kankakee, IL 60901 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,500$3,150May 11, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 11, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 11, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 11, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,125$788May 11, 2006Closed

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 Kankakee site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ring Container Kankakee
Kankakee · 2025
35 000.02.6
Ring Container Decatur IL
Decatur · 2025
29 206.22.6
35 RCT Kankakee
Kankakee · 2021
42 8418.32.6
31 RCT Decatur
Decatur · 2021
37 4210.62.6

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(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

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 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other plastics bottle manufacturing employers in Illinois

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