JOSEPH BEHR & SONS INC
1100 SEMINARY STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61105
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Inspection records
Dec 13, 2012#337814214Dec 13, 2012Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#337814214$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #337814214
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 13, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 13, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 184
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St. P.o. Box 740, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Feb 14, 2012#331918144Feb 14, 2012Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#331918144$8,4006 viol.6 violations$8,400 in penalties
Inspection #331918144
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 2012
- Final Order
- Jul 19, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 184
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $8,400
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St. P.o. Box 740, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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 (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Jan 7, 2013 | - | Jul 19, 2012 |
| 01001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 2013 | - | Jul 19, 2012 |
| 01002A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 II A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $4,000 | $2,400 | Aug 31, 2012 | - | Jul 19, 2012 |
| 01002B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 II B | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2012 | - | Jul 19, 2012 |
| 01002C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 IV | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2012 | - | Jul 19, 2012 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 1, 2008#311250013May 1, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#311250013$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311250013
Dates
- Opened
- May 1, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 2008
- Closed
- May 1, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary Street, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Nov 14, 2005#308154574Nov 14, 2005FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#308154574$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308154574
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 14, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 14, 2005
- Closed
- Jan 3, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 175
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St. P.o. Box 740, Rockford, IL 61105
- 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 hydraulic press
May 23, 2002#305152902May 23, 2002Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#305152902$3,3007 viol.7 violations$3,300 in penalties
Inspection #305152902
Dates
- Opened
- May 23, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 8, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,300
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St., Rockford, IL 61104
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 4 | 0.2531301 - 1.4988856 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 4 | 0.0462672 - 0.18861 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 4 | 0 - 0.0252929 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | $660 | Jul 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E04 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,300 | $660 | Aug 24, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,300 | $660 | Jul 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,300 | $660 | Jul 25, 2002 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 25, 1999#113458962Oct 25, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#113458962$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #113458962
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 25, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 25, 1999
- Closed
- Jan 14, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 260
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St., Rockford, IL 61104
- 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.
Jan 28, 1991#109633545Jan 28, 1991FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#109633545$2,25010 viol.10 violations$2,250 in penalties
Inspection #109633545
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 28, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 1991
- Closed
- Mar 29, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,250
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary Street, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 of multiple burns
Violations
Violation list (5 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $270 | $270 | Feb 20, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $270 | $270 | Feb 15, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $270 | $270 | Feb 27, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $540 | $540 | Feb 20, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $360 | $360 | Feb 15, 1991 | - | - |
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.
Jan 9, 1984#14441372Jan 9, 1984Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#14441372$5406 viol.6 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #14441372
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- May 18, 1984
- Closed
- Mar 21, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 272
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary St, Rockford, IL 61105
- 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 (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $540 | $540 | Oct 15, 1984 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01001D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1984 | - | - |
| 01001E | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1984 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 7, 1983#14476949Nov 7, 1983Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#14476949$1,96020 viol.20 violations$1,960 in penalties
Inspection #14476949
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 15, 1984
- Closed
- Jun 11, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 148
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 13 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,960
- Penalties on Record
- $1,960
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary Street, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 2 | - | $490 | $490 | Jan 17, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 8 | - | $210 | $210 | Feb 20, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C02 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1984 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | - | $210 | $210 | Jan 26, 1984 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 5 | - | $280 | $280 | Feb 20, 1984 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 25, 1975#214715062Aug 25, 1975Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#214715062$7002 viol.2 violations$700 in penalties
Inspection #214715062
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1975
- Closed
- Oct 3, 1975
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 183
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 1100 Seminary Street, Rockford, IL 61105
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $350 | $350 | Sep 30, 1975 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $350 | $350 | Sep 15, 1975 | - | - |
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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.
11 inspections, 1975 to 2012. 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
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source