VIENNA SAUSAGE MANUFACTURING CO.
2501 N. DAMEN, CHICAGO, IL 60647
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Inspection records
Nov 20, 2000#304096928Nov 20, 2000Other (L) · Records Only scope, Health#304096928$7001 viol.1 violation$700 in penalties
Inspection #304096928
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 20, 2000
- Closed
- May 9, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 2501 N Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as Other-L in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.17 OSHA citation code: 19040017 B | Other | 1 | 150 | $700 | $700 | Jan 8, 2001 | - | - |
May 29, 1992#103462339May 29, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103462339$5,6007 viol.7 violations$5,600 in penalties
Inspection #103462339
Dates
- Opened
- May 29, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- May 29, 1992
- Closed
- Oct 6, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,525
- Penalties on Record
- $5,600
- Site Address
- 2501 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60647
- 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 | 1910.111 Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia OSHA citation code: 19100111 D11 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $2,275 | $1,600 | Aug 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,625 | $1,200 | Aug 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $975 | $800 | Jul 10, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 C02 IC | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,025 | $800 | Aug 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,200 | Jul 16, 1992 | - | - |
Jan 10, 1989#102445996Jan 10, 1989Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#102445996$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102445996
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 10, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 10, 1989
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 334
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2501 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60647
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Dec 9, 1988#102445053Dec 9, 1988Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#102445053$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102445053
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 9, 1988
- Closed
- Apr 20, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 334
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2501 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60647
- 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.
Jul 20, 1988#102442951Jul 20, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#102442951$2,48012 viol.12 violations$2,480 in penalties
Inspection #102442951
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 20, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 20, 1988
- Closed
- Feb 6, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 334
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,480
- Penalties on Record
- $2,480
- Site Address
- 2501 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60647
- 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 (10 of 12 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 A01 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $480 | $480 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $400 | $400 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $480 | $480 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $320 | $320 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.5 OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | 1 | 334 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $2,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 10 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 2 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
5 inspections, 1988 to 2000. 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.