Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Slidematic Precision Components, Inc. in Illinois 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 14, 2017 on a referral, in Rockford.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $22,867; today they stand at $14,435, 37% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Slidematic Precision Components, Inc. averages $7,218 across 2 cited inspections.
Slidematic Precision Components, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342105533 OPENED FEB 14, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed May 17, 2017
1303 Samuelson Road, Rockford, IL 61109 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 7, 2017: Employee's finger is caught between fixture and moving part,
At 6:30 a.m. on February 7, 2017, Employee #1 was operating the bending machine in order to bend a screw. The employees were instructed to hold the screw in the machine until it was bent. The employee's middle finger became caught between a fixture of the machine and the moving part of the equipment, resulting in amputation to his finger.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $10,267 | $6,875 | Apr 28, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340981224 OPENED OCT 13, 2015Closed
Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Dec 17, 2015
1303 Samuelson Road, Rockford, IL 61109 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Rockford site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 198 workers: 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 7, 2017, Rockford: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was placing a part in a bending machine when it cycled, amputating the employee's left middle finger.
Feb 3, 2015, Rockford: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On or about February 3, 2015 at approximately 4:15 p.m., an employee was performing set-up on a cold heading machine and while jogging the machine over, he reached into the machine while simultaneously stepping on the brake, causing his fingers to be caught in-between the punch and the die on the machine. The employee suffered two fractured fingers and a finger tip amputation.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
