CERES TERMINAL
95TH & LAKE MICHIGAN, CHICAGO, IL 60617
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Inspection records
Mar 9, 2005#307382911Mar 9, 2005Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#307382911$2,7004 viol.4 violations$2,700 in penalties
Inspection #307382911
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 11, 2005
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 31
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,700
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- 488320 Marine Cargo Handling
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,350 | $1,200 | Sep 8, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 C05 | Serious | 54 | 15 | $1,800 | $1,500 | Sep 8, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 E05 I | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1917.111 Maintenance and Load Limits OSHA citation code: 19170111 A | Other | 2 | 15 | $1,350 | $0 | Sep 8, 2005 | - | - |
Mar 1, 2005#307381962Mar 1, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#307381962$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #307381962
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 1, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 2005
- Closed
- Mar 2, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- 493110 General Warehousing and Storage
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 2 | 0 - 1.8009381 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 2 | 0 - 0.0208001 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 2 | 0 - 0.1339568 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 12, 2005 | - | - |
Aug 9, 2001#304086317Aug 9, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#304086317$1,4002 viol.2 violations$1,400 in penalties
Inspection #304086317
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,400
- Site Address
- 12600 S.stony Island, Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $700 | Dec 19, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $700 | Dec 26, 2001 | - | - |
Aug 15, 2000#303122055Aug 15, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303122055$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #303122055
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 2000
- Closed
- Oct 16, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 | 1917.127 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19170127 A02 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 4, 2000 | - | - |
Sep 28, 1998#302109608Sep 28, 1998FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#302109608$1,2501 viol.1 violation$1,250 in penalties
Inspection #302109608
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 16, 1998
- Closed
- Nov 9, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,250
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 drowns after falling from dock into water
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1917.95 Other Protective Measures OSHA citation code: 19170095 B01 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Oct 27, 1998 | - | - |
Jul 24, 1997#300035367Jul 24, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#300035367$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300035367
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1997
- Closed
- Jun 19, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jun 13, 1995#108730987Jun 13, 1995Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#108730987$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108730987
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 13, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 14, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jan 12, 1995#108728262Jan 12, 1995Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#108728262$2,2001 viol.1 violation$2,200 in penalties
Inspection #108728262
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 19, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,975
- Penalties on Record
- $2,200
- Site Address
- 9301 S. Kreiter Ave., Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | $2,200 | Mar 8, 1995 | - | - |
May 14, 1992#102401429May 14, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#102401429$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102401429
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- May 14, 1992
- Closed
- May 26, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 95th & Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Nov 3, 1989#101023786Nov 3, 1989FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#101023786$15,5005 viol.5 violations$15,500 in penalties
Inspection #101023786
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 3, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 1989
- Contested
- Mar 26, 1990
- Final Order
- Apr 13, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 8, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 4 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $41,000
- Penalties on Record
- $15,500
- Site Address
- 95th & Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL 60617
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 killed when struck by falling pipes
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1917.93 Head Protection OSHA citation code: 19170093 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $376 | Mar 3, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 13, 1992 |
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | 1 | 7 | $10,000 | $3,781 | Mar 3, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 13, 1992 |
| 02002 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | 1 | 7 | $10,000 | $3,781 | Mar 3, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 13, 1992 |
| 02003 | 1918.81 Slinging OSHA citation code: 19180081 C | Willful | 42 | 7 | $10,000 | $3,781 | Mar 3, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 13, 1992 |
| 02004 | 1918.82 Building drafts OSHA citation code: 19180082 A | Willful | 1 | 7 | $10,000 | $3,781 | Mar 3, 1990 | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 13, 1992 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
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.
10 inspections, 1989 to 2005. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.