H L BLACHFORD INC
1400 NUCLEAR DRIVE, West Chicago, IL 60185
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Jun 17, 1993#102996220Jun 17, 1993Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#102996220$4,7257 viol.7 violations$4,725 in penalties
Inspection #102996220
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 20, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 104
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,875
- Penalties on Record
- $4,725
- Site Address
- 1400 West Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $900 | Jul 8, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,625 | $1,575 | Jul 8, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002D | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IV | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,750 | $2,250 | Jul 8, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M12 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 1993 | - | - |
Jun 9, 1993#122097512Jun 9, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#122097512$4,0007 viol.7 violations$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #122097512
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 22, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,525
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 1400 West Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,125 | $500 | Aug 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 III | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,125 | $900 | Aug 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Aug 14, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,875 | $1,500 | Jul 30, 1993 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 100 | $900 | $100 | Jul 23, 1993 | - | - |
Apr 25, 1985#2241875Apr 25, 1985Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#2241875$1203 viol.3 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #2241875
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 25, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 25, 1985
- Closed
- Jul 17, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $360
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- 1400 Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $180 | $60 | Jul 15, 1985 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 15, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $180 | $60 | May 16, 1985 | - | - |
Feb 15, 1984#247700Feb 15, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#247700$010 viol.10 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #247700
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 15, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 16, 1984
- Closed
- Apr 23, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 72
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1400 Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 12, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IID | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1984 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1984 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1984 | - | - |
Showing the 8 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.
Jul 7, 1983#14454466Jul 7, 1983Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#14454466$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14454466
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 1983
- Closed
- Mar 22, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1400 Nuclear Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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.
Nov 2, 1978#14477764Nov 2, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#14477764$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14477764
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 21, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 6, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1400 Nuclear Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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.
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: 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.
6 inspections, 1978 to 1993. 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.