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The Custom Boxes Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin Park, Illinois · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · NAICS 323111

1inspections
13citation items
$4,517current penalties
Aug 22, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected The Custom Boxes Inc. once in Illinois.

The inspection began on Aug 22, 2022 after a complaint, in Franklin Park; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 13 citation items: 10 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,696 and now stand at $4,517, 71% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and The Custom Boxes Inc. averages $4,517 (1 cited inspection).

The Custom Boxes Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346163017 OPENED AUG 22, 2022Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Open

9933 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$3,572$1,200Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,678$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,678$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,572$1,400Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,678$1,400Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$518$518Feb 16, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other commercial printing (except screen and books) employers in Illinois

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