G.S. ROBINS & COMPANY D.B.A. RO-CORP, INC.
643 N. 20TH, EAST ST LOUIS, IL 62205 · NAICS 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
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Sep 4, 2008#309291904Sep 4, 2008Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#309291904$700,00040 viol.40 violations$700,000 in penalties
Inspection #309291904
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2009
- Contested
- Mar 12, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 40
- Violation Types
- 25 serious, 13 willful, 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $885,000
- Penalties on Record
- $700,000
- Site Address
- 643 N. 20th, East St Louis, IL 62205
- Industry
- 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Eight employees were sickened by paranitroaniline exposure
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Mar 12, 2009. Final orders are recorded through Apr 29, 2010. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 7 | 0 - 2.8322 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 7 | 0 - 2.8322 | mg/m³ |
| p-Nitroaniline | 2 | 0 | ppm |
| Sample WeightQC | 7 | 0 - 0.813 | mg |
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 5 | 0 | % |
Violations
Violation list (40 of 40 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01004 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01005 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01006 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01007A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III | Serious | 1 | 12 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Apr 13, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2009 |
| 01007B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Apr 13, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01007C | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Apr 13, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01008 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01009 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K03 | Serious | 2 | 9 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01010 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 13, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01011 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 F02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01012A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01012B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01012C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 9, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01013 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 IV | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01014 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01015 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 01016 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 II | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mar 23, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02003 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02004 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02005 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02006 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02007 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02008 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02009A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02009B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02013A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02013B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 III | Willful | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02016 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $19,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02017 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $19,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02018 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $19,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02019 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $19,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02020 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $19,000 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 02022A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | May 11, 2010 | - | - |
| 02022B | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A | Willful | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 11, 2010 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Repeat | 1 | 16 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Mar 23, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| 04001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A | Other | 1 | 8 | $600 | $600 | Mar 3, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Apr 29, 2010 |
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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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, 16,713 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers reported 2.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 20.8%; NAICS 4246 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source