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Volflex, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Mokena, Illinois · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · NAICS 322221

2inspections
8citation items
$25,985current penalties
Jan 25, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Volflex, Inc. 2 times in Illinois since 2016.

The latest one began on Jan 25, 2017 on a referral, in Mokena.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 8 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $51,970 and now stand at $25,985, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Volflex, Inc. averages $12,992 (2 cited inspections).

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

Volflex, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342060589 OPENED JAN 25, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2017

10838 West Walnut Lane, Mokena, IL 60448 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,873$4,436May 4, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,873$4,436May 4, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$8,873$4,436May 4, 2017Final

Inspection 341996965 OPENED DEC 21, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 32 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2017

10838 West Walnut Lane, Mokena, IL 60448 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$3,802$1,901Apr 26, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$6,338$3,169Apr 26, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Apr 26, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$6,338$3,169Apr 26, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$8,873$4,436Apr 26, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Mokena site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 42 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Volflex
Mokena · 2017
42 214.12.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)

(f) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing employers in Illinois

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