NBC-WMAQ TV
454 NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60611
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Inspection records
Mar 16, 1990#106149271Mar 16, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#106149271$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106149271
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 5, 1990
- Closed
- Apr 17, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 454 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 16, 1990#106149263Mar 16, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106149263$5402 viol.2 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #106149263
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 5, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 454 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $540 | $540 | Nov 4, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1990 | - | - |
Nov 14, 1989#103330106Nov 14, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103330106$9607 viol.7 violations$960 in penalties
Inspection #103330106
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 14, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 14, 1989
- Closed
- Sep 25, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $960
- Penalties on Record
- $960
- Site Address
- 454 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 I | Serious | 4 | 7 | $300 | $300 | Jul 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $180 | $180 | Jul 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $240 | $240 | Jan 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $240 | $240 | Jan 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 II | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 18, 1989 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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, 1989 to 1990. 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.
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.