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RTC Industries, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rolling Meadows, Illinois · Glass and Glazing Contractors · NAICS 238150

4inspections
4citation items
$10,557current penalties
Jun 12, 2020last inspection

Since 1986, OSHA inspectors have visited RTC Industries, Inc. in Illinois 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 12, 2020 on a referral, in Romeoville.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $14,992; today they stand at $10,557, 30% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. RTC Industries, Inc. averages $10,347 across 1 cited inspection.

RTC Industries, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

RTC Industries, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1986 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344784830 OPENED JUN 12, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 270 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2020

801 N Schmidt Road, Romeoville, IL 60446 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 4, 2020: Employee amputates fingertips while operating kick shear

At 1:30 p.m. on March 4, 2020, an employee was cutting plastic pieces. The employee was operating a kick shear. The employee amputated two fingertips and was treated without hospitalization.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342978806 OPENED FEB 22, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 231 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2018

2800-2850 Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 · Glass and Glazing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$7,391$5,174Jul 13, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$7,391$5,174Jul 13, 2018Final

Inspection 304330103 OPENED MAR 27, 2001Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 220 employees at the site · Closed Mar 27, 2001

2800 W. Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 100155910 OPENED FEB 6, 1986Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 1986

3101 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$210$210Mar 3, 1986Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.5(a) · Determination of work-relatedness
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 3, 1986Closed

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 Romeoville site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 195 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 53 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
RTC Industries 801
Romeoville · 2025
195 220.80.0
RTC industries inc.
Romeoville · 2024
270 100.42.5
RTC Industries, INC.
Rolling Meadows · 2024
195 000.02.5

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.

Mar 4, 2020, Romeoville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was operating a kick shear and amputated their left index and middle fingers.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.5 · Determination of work-relatedness

29 CFR 1904.5(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment, unless an exception in § 1904.5(b)(2) specifically applies.

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.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14)

(14) Wall openings. Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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