JKS VENTURES, INC.
3800 W LAKE ST., MELROSE PARK, IL 60160 · NAICS 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
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Inspection records
May 14, 2021#345308829May 14, 2021Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#345308829$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345308829
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- May 14, 2021
- Closed
- May 14, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3800 W Lake St., Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
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.
Jul 13, 2011#330923293Jul 13, 2011Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#330923293$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #330923293
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 2011
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3800 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Mar 14, 2011#315298885Mar 14, 2011FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#315298885$5,3901 viol.1 violation$5,390 in penalties
Inspection #315298885
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 14, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- May 25, 2011
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,390
- Penalties on Record
- $5,390
- Site Address
- 3800 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material 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.
Employee dies when crushed by powered industrial truck
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $5,390 | $5,390 | Jun 13, 2011 | - | - |
Apr 30, 2008#312110364Apr 30, 2008Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#312110364$1,9502 viol.2 violations$1,950 in penalties
Inspection #312110364
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- May 16, 2008
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $3,900
- Penalties on Record
- $1,950
- Site Address
- 3800 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M05 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $900 | $450 | Jun 11, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Repeat | 1 | 9 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Jun 25, 2008 | - | - |
Apr 17, 2007#310982160Apr 17, 2007FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#310982160$15,00023 viol.23 violations$15,000 in penalties
Inspection #310982160
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 20, 2007
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 57
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 23
- Violation Types
- 21 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,000
- Penalties on Record
- $15,000
- Site Address
- 3800 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material 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.
Employee is killed in fall from conveyor
Violations
Violation list (8 of 23 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B01 I | Serious | 2 | 14 | $1,750 | $700 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | 14 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II | Serious | 1 | 14 | $750 | $350 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Serious | 1 | 14 | $1,250 | $600 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 1 | 14 | $1,000 | $500 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C03 VII | Serious | 1 | 14 | $1,000 | $500 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.144 Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards OSHA citation code: 19100144 A01 III | Serious | 2 | 14 | $1,250 | $600 | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 16 | $2,500 | $1,500 | Oct 25, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 23 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 23, 2001#304781693Oct 23, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#304781693$1,4004 viol.4 violations$1,400 in penalties
Inspection #304781693
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 2001
- Closed
- Jan 28, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,400
- Site Address
- 3800 W. Lake Street, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 3 | 0 - 0.01 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 3 | 10 | $1,250 | $875 | Jan 21, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $750 | $525 | Dec 2, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 2001 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 7, 2002 | - | - |
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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.
6 inspections, 2001 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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
Waste Management and Remediation Services, 16,933 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.