Inspection 347368201 OPENED MAR 25, 2024Closed
1166 E. 6000n Rd., Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Universal Pallet Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 25, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Bourbonnais.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $8,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,800, down 40%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Universal Pallet Inc. averages $4,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $21,577 in back wages owed to workers.
Illinois · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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3 of them in the same industry
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Inspection 340888130 OPENED SEP 1, 2015Closed
1166 E. 6000n Rd., Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,200 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,200 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,200 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $2,000 | $1,200 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 310171368 OPENED OCT 5, 2006Closed
601 North Entrance Ave., Kankakee, IL 60901 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
| Period reviewed | Violations | Workers owed | Back wages | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2013 to Aug 28, 2015 Bourbonnais | 12 | 11 | $21,577 | $0 |
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)(1)(i)
(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1)
(q) Maintenance of industrial trucks. (1) Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise
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- Basic Crating & Packaging Inc. Peoria · 4 citations · $13,000
- Chicago Pallet Service, Inc. Elk Grove Village · 7 citations · $9,924
- Cole Pallet Services Corporation Sycamore · 16 citations · $42,585
- Lake Street Pallet and Recycling, Inc. Chicago · 4 citations · $6,100
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