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Willard Schlabach: OSHA inspections and violations

Sullivan, Illinois · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

2inspections
7citation items
$5,500current penalties
Dec 19, 2017last inspection

Willard Schlabach has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Dec 19, 2017 on a referral, in Sullivan.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $10,579 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,500, down 48%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Willard Schlabach averages $2,750 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Willard Schlabach: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342841129 OPENED DEC 19, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2018

1858 Cr 1300e, Sullivan, IL 61951 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$2,772$1,500Feb 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Feb 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c Serious$0$0Feb 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1d Serious$0$0Feb 7, 2018Final

Inspection 342765054 OPENED NOV 9, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2018

1858 Cr 1300e, Sullivan, IL 61951 · Wood Container and Pallet 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$3,696$2,000Feb 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$3,696$2,000Feb 7, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$415$0Feb 7, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Nov 14, 2024, Sullivan: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was operating a multi-head trim saw when boards got jammed in the machine's outfeed belt. The employee went to unplug the machine when the boards shifted causing the rotating saw blade to move and amputate two fingers.

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)(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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)

(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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