Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Thomson Linear, LLC in Illinois 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 30, 2023 on a referral, in Marengo.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,300; today they stand at $19,600, 31% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Thomson Linear, LLC averages $9,800 across 2 cited inspections.
Thomson Linear, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1300 N State Street, Marengo, IL 60152 · Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $15,625 | $12,000 | Sep 29, 2023 | Final |
1300 N State Street, Marengo, IL 60152 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 20, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated when caught-in-between dies a
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 20, 2017, an employee, Rolling Operator/Machinist II, was running the Grief Buffer machine. Model PBAK-2; Year 1982; Serial Number 917848, in the Ball Screw Rolling Department, buffer cell. The employee was buffing a large screw 2502 ball screw. The part began to vibrate inside the point of operation. The employee then accessed the point of operation area to sweep the surface of the bar and reduce the vibration of the part. The employee's glove was inadvertently caught between the buffing wheel and screw stock, pulling the employee's hand into the grinding/buffing wheel. As a result, the employees hand was partially crushed causing the loss of the pinky finger and serious injury to ring finger. The employee was taken via ambulance to the hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $12,675 | $7,600 | Apr 13, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Marengo site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 280 workers: 4.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 131 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson Linear Motion Marengo · 2021 | 280 | 12 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 8, 2023, Marengo: Amputation · fractures · multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a steel bar into a thread-rolling machine. The employee attempted to reposition the bar when it started spinning and caught his left glove. The employee's thumb was pulled into the feed table roller, resulting in fractures to the left thumb, wrist, and forearm.
Feb 20, 2017, Marengo: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was operating a buffer machine when his right hand was caught between the die and the rollers resulting in a crushing injury to the ring and pinky fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
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.