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Tobi Engineering, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Ingleside, Illinois · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

2inspections
4citation items
$4,500current penalties
Feb 7, 2019last inspection

Tobi Engineering, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 7, 2019 on a referral, in Ingleside.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,487 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,500, down 31%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tobi Engineering, Inc. averages $4,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Tobi Engineering, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Tobi Engineering, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343767604 OPENED FEB 7, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 17 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2019

27709 West Concrete Drive, Ingleside, IL 60041 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343744694 OPENED JAN 29, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2019

27709 West Concrete Drive, Ingleside, IL 60041 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$3,031$2,038Apr 23, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$3,031$2,038Apr 23, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$425$425Apr 23, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Ingleside site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 22 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Tobi Engineering, Inc.
Ingleside · 2024
22 000.03.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

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