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Weld-Rite Services, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bedford Park, Illinois · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333120

1inspections
7citation items
$25,857current penalties
Apr 12, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Weld-Rite Services, Inc. once in Illinois.

The inspection began on Apr 12, 2019 after a complaint, in Bedford Park.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $39,780 and now stand at $25,857, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Weld-Rite Services, Inc. averages $25,857 (1 cited inspection).

Weld-Rite Services, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Weld-Rite Services, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343932703 OPENED APR 12, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Dec 4, 2019

7420 S Meade Ave., Bedford Park, IL 60638 · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$6,630$4,310Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,630$4,310Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,630$4,310Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,304$3,448Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$9,282$6,033Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$5,304$3,448Aug 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Aug 5, 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 2025, the Bedford Park site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 17 workers: 24.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Weld-Rite Services Inc.
Bedford Park · 2025
17 4024.01.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b)

(B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

29 CFR 1910.147(d)

(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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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.