ILLINOIS FIBRE SPECIALTY CO
3608 S OAKLEY, Chicago, IL 60609
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Inspection records
Jan 17, 2002#304093859Jan 17, 2002Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#304093859$2,0007 viol.7 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #304093859
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 17, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 28, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,400
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 4301 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60609
- 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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Mar 20, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B03 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Jun 28, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B07 VC | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $0 | Jun 28, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $0 | Apr 17, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002D | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $0 | Apr 17, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002E | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,500 | $0 | Apr 17, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2002 | - | - |
Jul 15, 1998#302108394Jul 15, 1998Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#302108394$2,0004 viol.4 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #302108394
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 14, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 21
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,900
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 4301 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60609
- 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 (4 of 4 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 C01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Aug 24, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $800 | Sep 28, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | $600 | Sep 24, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 21 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1998 | - | - |
Nov 13, 1975#214707481Nov 13, 1975Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#214707481$15512 viol.12 violations$155 in penalties
Inspection #214707481
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 13, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1975
- Closed
- Jan 13, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $155
- Penalties on Record
- $155
- Site Address
- 3608 S Oakley, Chicago, IL 60609
- 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 (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.25 OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 3 | - | $55 | $55 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 I01 | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Nov 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011022 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01 | Other | 2 | - | $25 | $25 | Dec 15, 1975 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1975 | - | - |
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About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
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.
3 inspections, 1975 to 2002. 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.