RUFFALO DECORATING CO INC
130TH AND TORRENCE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60633
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Feb 6, 1981#15841521Feb 6, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15841521$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15841521
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 1981
- Closed
- Feb 11, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60631
- 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.
Jan 7, 1981#15870504Jan 7, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15870504$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15870504
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 7, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 1981
- Closed
- Jun 26, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Provident Hospital & 51st & Vi, Chicago, IL 60615
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.102 Eye and Face Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260102 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.401 OSHA citation code: 19260401 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 1981 | - | - |
Mar 19, 1979#15775273Mar 19, 1979Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#15775273$3604 viol.4 violations$360 in penalties
Inspection #15775273
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 19, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 19, 1979
- Closed
- Jun 12, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 80
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $360
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- 130th And Torrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60633
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.400 Introduction (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260400 H03 I | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $180 | Apr 4, 1979 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.401 OSHA citation code: 19260401 A01 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 3, 1979 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.556 Aerial Tramways OSHA citation code: 19260556 B02 V | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $180 | Apr 3, 1979 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1979 | - | - |
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, 1979 to 1981. 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.