Crystal Lake, Illinois · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333318
OSHA has inspected Werner Co. 3 times in Illinois since 2021.
The latest one began on Jul 22, 2022 on a referral, in Crystal Lake.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $45,486 and now stand at $41,788, 8% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Werner Co. averages $13,929 (3 cited inspections).
Werner Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company420 E. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · 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)(1) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 27, 2022 | Final |
420 E. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii) · Arc welding and cutting |
Serious | $12,327 | $8,629 | Aug 30, 2022 | Final |
420 E. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 21, 2021: Employee burns arm due to arc flash when installing circuits
At 4:30 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee working as an electrical maintenance technician for a fabricated metal products manufacturer was installing temporary electrical circuits. The employee was installing two new 480-volt circuits for portable air conditioning units in the Koch oven area. The specific work involved opening and working inside live 480 volt switch gear, terminating wires in the gear and installing new fuses in a disconnect. This was part of regularly assigned work duties for the employee. The switch gear faulted and caused an arc flash. No witnesses were working in the area at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his left hand, wrist and lower arm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.97(c)(2)(viii) · Electrical protective equipment |
Serious | $9,753 | $9,753 | Aug 5, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction |
Serious | $13,653 | $13,653 | Aug 5, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $9,753 | $9,753 | Aug 5, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Crystal Lake site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 390 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 12 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Co. - Crystal Lake Crystal Lake · 2025 | 390 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Werner Co. Crystal Lake · 2025 | 390 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Werner Co. Crystal Lake Crystal Lake · 2023 | 493 | 25 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 5, 2023, Crystal Lake: Hospitalization · fractures · foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
An employee was stacking parts onto a small pallet on top of a pallet jack when the weight of the pallet caused the lift to slightly tip. The pallet and parts fell off the lift and onto the employee's right leg, resulting in fractures to the leg/foot that required hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)
(a) Basic requirements—(1) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. (i) If your establishment had 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses 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 form.
29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii)
(iii) Cables with damaged insulation or exposed bare conductors shall be replaced. Joining lengths of work and electrode cables shall be done by the use of connecting means specifically intended for the purpose. The connecting means shall have insulation adequate for the service conditions.
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.