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VRG Controls LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake Zurich, Illinois · Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing · NAICS 332912

1inspections
5citation items
$11,603current penalties
Dec 13, 2021last inspection

VRG Controls LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Illinois.

OSHA opened it on Dec 13, 2021 after a complaint, in Lake Zurich.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $11,603 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. VRG Controls LLC averages $11,603 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

VRG Controls LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

VRG Controls LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345741730 OPENED DEC 13, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Jul 8, 2022

1199 Flex Ct., Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$7,252$7,252May 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0May 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,351$4,351May 26, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 26, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 26, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2018, the Lake Zurich site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 26 workers: 20.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 257 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
VRG Controls LLC- Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich · 2018
26 5520.62.4

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 1910.178(o)(1)

(o) Loading. (1) Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled. Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6)

(6) Industrial trucks shall not be altered so that the relative positions of the various parts are different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, nor shall they be altered either by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer or by the elimination of any parts, except as provided in paragraph (q)(12) of this section. Additional counterweighting of fork trucks shall not be done unless approved by the truck manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other fluid power valve and hose fitting manufacturing employers in Illinois

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