CONCRETE SPECIALTIES CO. (ELGIN)
1375 GIFFORD ROAD, ELGIN, IL 60120 · NAICS 327332 Concrete Pipe Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Oct 22, 2019#344394184Oct 22, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344394184$32,5793 viol.3 violations$32,579 in penalties
Inspection #344394184
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 2020
- Contested
- Apr 22, 2020
- Final Order
- Mar 29, 2021
- Closed
- Dec 8, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $93,302
- Penalties on Record
- $32,579
- Site Address
- 1375 Gifford Road, Elgin, IL 60120
- Industry
- 327332 Concrete Pipe 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 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B02 I | Serious | 6 | 3 | $10,603 | $10,603 | Apr 29, 2021 | Apr 22, 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $8,482 | $8,482 | Apr 29, 2021 | Apr 22, 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $74,217 | $13,494 | Apr 29, 2021 | Apr 22, 2020 | Mar 29, 2021 |
Aug 16, 2017#342555489Aug 16, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342555489$15,0004 viol.4 violations$15,000 in penalties
Inspection #342555489
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 2017
- Final Order
- Feb 15, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,968
- Penalties on Record
- $15,000
- Site Address
- 1375 Gifford Road, Elgin, IL 60120
- Industry
- 327332 Concrete Pipe 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.
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's thumb is amputated by conveyor
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | $9,000 | Mar 1, 2018 | - | Feb 15, 2018 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | $0 | - | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $7,760 | $6,000 | - | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | $0 | - | Feb 15, 2018 |
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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.
2 inspections, 2017 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, 17,457 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: concrete pipe manufacturing reported 2.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 38.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source