Inspection 347009177 OPENED OCT 3, 2023Closed
1345 Norwood Ave. Itasca Il 60143, Itasca, IL 60143 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Walker Midwest LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2023.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 3, 2023 on a referral, in Itasca.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $200,011 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $50,000, down 75%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Walker Midwest LLC averages $25,000 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Walker Midwest LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 346836950 OPENED JUL 17, 2023Closed
1345 Norwood Ave. Itasca Il 60143, Itasca, IL 60143 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 29, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 346832264 OPENED JUL 14, 2023Closed
1345 Norwood Ave., Itasca, IL 60143 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · 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 | $10,938 | $10,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,938 | $10,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $10,938 | $10,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 13 29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding |
Serious | $10,938 | $10,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $156,259 | $10,000 | Jan 9, 2024 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Itasca site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 202 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Midwest LLC Itasca · 2025 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Walker Midwest, LLC Itasca · 2024 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)
(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
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 1910.255 · Resistance welding
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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.