A FINKL & SONS CO
2011 NORTH SOUTHPORT, Chicago, IL 60614
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Inspection records
Jul 6, 2023#346812753Jul 6, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346812753$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346812753
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 6, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 22, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 280
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1355 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331221 Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Apr 23, 2019#343951042Apr 23, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343951042$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343951042
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 24, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331111
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Feb 28, 2019#343816179Feb 28, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343816179$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343816179
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 2019
- Closed
- Jun 3, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1355 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 333514 Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 2, 2018#343267100Jul 2, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343267100$22,0408 viol.8 violations$22,040 in penalties
Inspection #343267100
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 2, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2018
- Contested
- Jan 10, 2019
- Final Order
- Jan 30, 2020
- Closed
- Apr 13, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $39,357
- Penalties on Record
- $22,040
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 III | Serious | 1 | 3 | $10,163 | $5,000 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 VII | Other | 1 | 4 | $12,934 | $5,000 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F07 | Other | 1 | 10 | $6,097 | $5,000 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| 01004 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 H | Serious | 2 | 2 | $10,163 | $7,040 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| 02001A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D14 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 30, 2020 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 29, 2015#341022705Oct 29, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#341022705$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341022705
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 4, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 305
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1355 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 333514 Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 5, 2015#340304971Feb 5, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340304971$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #340304971
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 5, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 2015
- Final Order
- Mar 30, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 16, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N02 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Mar 11, 2015 | - | Mar 30, 2015 |
Aug 27, 2014#339921785Aug 27, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339921785$6,4803 viol.3 violations$6,480 in penalties
Inspection #339921785
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 2015
- Final Order
- Mar 10, 2015
- Closed
- May 12, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,800
- Penalties on Record
- $6,480
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 8 | $6,300 | $3,780 | Mar 12, 2015 | - | Mar 10, 2015 |
| 01002A | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,500 | $2,700 | Mar 12, 2015 | - | Mar 10, 2015 |
| 01002B | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | - | Mar 10, 2015 |
Aug 28, 2013#339363715Aug 28, 2013FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#339363715$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339363715
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 27, 2014
- Closed
- Mar 4, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is crushed between metal ingots and is killed
May 15, 2013#339060410May 15, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#339060410$2,2502 viol.2 violations$2,250 in penalties
Inspection #339060410
Dates
- Opened
- May 15, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 2013
- Final Order
- Jul 2, 2013
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,250
- Site Address
- 1355 E. 93rd St., Chicago, IL 60619
- Industry
- 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Jun 26, 2013 | - | Jul 2, 2013 |
| 01001B | 1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 20, 2013 | - | Jul 2, 2013 |
Aug 31, 2012#336144787Aug 31, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#336144787$3,8501 viol.1 violation$3,850 in penalties
Inspection #336144787
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 31, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2012
- Final Order
- Oct 10, 2012
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,850
- Site Address
- 2011 N Southport, Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01 | Serious | 3 | 50 | $5,500 | $3,850 | - | Oct 10, 2012 |
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The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
34 inspections, 1973 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
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