ECOLAB INC.
3001 CHANNAHAN ROAD, JOLIET, IL 60436
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Inspection records
Mar 5, 2024#347324469Mar 5, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347324469$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347324469
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 2024
- Closed
- May 30, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 330
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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 3, 2019#343903910Apr 3, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343903910$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343903910
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 3, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 3, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 5, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahan Road, Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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.
Nov 19, 2014#340090372Nov 19, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340090372$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340090372
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 3, 2014
- Closed
- Dec 3, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 450
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Road, Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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.
May 8, 2014#339760134May 8, 2014Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#339760134$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339760134
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 2014
- Closed
- May 8, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
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.
Feb 18, 2014#339587594Feb 18, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#339587594$7,0004 viol.4 violations$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #339587594
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 18, 2014
- Final Order
- Apr 2, 2014
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60435
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Apr 30, 2014 | - | Apr 2, 2014 |
| 01001B | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Other | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 2014 | - | Apr 2, 2014 |
| 01002A | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $4,000 | $0 | Mar 20, 2014 | - | Apr 2, 2014 |
| 01002B | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Mar 20, 2014 | - | Apr 2, 2014 |
Apr 1, 2013#338985567Apr 1, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#338985567$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #338985567
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 2013
- Closed
- May 24, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 430
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Road, Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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.
May 30, 2012#334521549May 30, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#334521549$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #334521549
Dates
- Opened
- May 30, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 30, 2012
- Closed
- Jun 4, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 402
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Road, Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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.
May 23, 2012#334386513May 23, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#334386513$2,9508 viol.8 violations$2,950 in penalties
Inspection #334386513
Dates
- Opened
- May 23, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 2012
- Final Order
- Jul 31, 2012
- Closed
- Aug 13, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,750
- Penalties on Record
- $2,950
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Rd., Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 28 | $5,100 | $2,550 | - | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F02 | Other | 1 | 28 | $5,100 | $300 | Aug 21, 2012 | - | Jul 31, 2012 |
| 01003B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F10 | Other | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 2012 | - | Jul 31, 2012 |
| 01003C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F12 | Other | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 2012 | - | Jul 31, 2012 |
| 01003D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F13 | Other | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 2012 | - | Jul 31, 2012 |
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.
Mar 3, 2011#315155671Mar 3, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#315155671$7,50010 viol.10 violations$7,500 in penalties
Inspection #315155671
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 2011
- Closed
- Jun 15, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 402
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $19,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,500
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon Road, Joliet, IL 60436
- Industry
- 325612 Polish and Other Sanitation Good 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 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 40 | $5,000 | $2,500 | May 4, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 1 | 30 | $4,000 | $0 | May 4, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 IV | Other | 2 | 40 | $0 | $0 | May 4, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 2 | 40 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jun 3, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A | Serious | 1 | 40 | $0 | $0 | May 4, 2011 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 23, 2010#313933111Feb 23, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#313933111$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313933111
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2010
- Closed
- Apr 30, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3001 Channahon, Joliet, IL 60433
- Industry
- 325612 Polish and Other Sanitation Good 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic Acid | 6 | 0.404495 - 0.98823 | ppm |
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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.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.