DEKALB FORGE COMPANY
1832 EAST PLEASANT STREET, DEKALB, IL 60115
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Inspection records
Apr 20, 2023#346646169Apr 20, 2023Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#346646169$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346646169
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Closed
- Jun 9, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 74
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1801 Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Industry
- 332111 Iron and Steel Forging
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 17, 2011#315236968Feb 17, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#315236968$1,8901 viol.1 violation$1,890 in penalties
Inspection #315236968
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 17, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2011
- Closed
- May 17, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 41
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,890
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Industry
- 332111 Iron and Steel Forging
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 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 III | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,700 | $1,890 | May 14, 2011 | - | - |
Apr 20, 2005#306727074Apr 20, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306727074$4,3756 viol.6 violations$4,375 in penalties
Inspection #306727074
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 2005
- Closed
- Nov 28, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,375
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Industry
- 332111 Iron and Steel Forging
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 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $525 | Jun 17, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,250 | $875 | Jul 18, 2005 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,250 | $875 | Jul 18, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,750 | Aug 18, 2005 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 18, 2005 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 18, 2005#308150036Apr 18, 2005Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#308150036$1,1001 viol.1 violation$1,100 in penalties
Inspection #308150036
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 18, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 13, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,100
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Industry
- 332111 Iron and Steel Forging
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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 amputates fingers in forge hammer
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 B02 | Serious | 12 | - | $2,500 | $1,100 | Sep 1, 2005 | - | - |
Apr 13, 2005#306722901Apr 13, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306722901$4,0006 viol.6 violations$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #306722901
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 28, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,750
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Industry
- 332111 Iron and Steel Forging
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.
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 injured when struck by metal shim
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 A03 IX | Serious | 1 | 13 | $525 | $525 | Aug 15, 2005 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $700 | $450 | Jul 15, 2005 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $525 | $525 | Sep 1, 2005 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 15, 2005 | - | - |
| 01007A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 2 | 11 | $0 | $2,500 | Aug 15, 2005 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 27, 1993#122100266Oct 27, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#122100266$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #122100266
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 10, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- 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.
Oct 27, 1993#122098023Oct 27, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#122098023$1,2506 viol.6 violations$1,250 in penalties
Inspection #122098023
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 1993
- Contested
- Dec 14, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $1,250
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Dec 14, 1993. Final orders are recorded through May 31, 1994. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 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 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,250 | $900 | Dec 22, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | May 31, 1994 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Dec 22, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | May 31, 1994 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 IID | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | May 31, 1994 |
| 01001D | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $625 | $350 | Nov 29, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | May 31, 1994 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 3, 1992#109641662Mar 3, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#109641662$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109641662
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1992
- Closed
- Mar 3, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- 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.
Sep 11, 1991#109638486Sep 11, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#109638486$3,0002 viol.2 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #109638486
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Serious | 6 | 28 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Jan 22, 1992 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1991 | - | - |
Nov 6, 1990#109631416Nov 6, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#109631416$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109631416
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 6, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 6, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
- 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.
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.
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.
15 inspections, 1983 to 2023. 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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: iron and steel forging reported 5.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 14.6%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source