WAG INDUSTRIES INC
627 N ALBANY, CHICAGO, IL 60612
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Inspection records
Sep 11, 2003#306000878Sep 11, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#306000878$4206 viol.6 violations$420 in penalties
Inspection #306000878
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2003
- Closed
- Apr 13, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $420
- Site Address
- 627 North Albany, Chicago, IL 60612
- Industry
- 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
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 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) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 3 | 0.2707939 - 0.7868367 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 3 | 0.0178929 - 0.0514803 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 3 | 0 - 0.2678766 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Oct 20, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001C | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2003 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2003 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2003 | - | - |
Feb 10, 1988#2203495Feb 10, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2203495$6859 viol.9 violations$685 in penalties
Inspection #2203495
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 10, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 1988
- Closed
- Jun 22, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $685
- Site Address
- 627 N. Albany, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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 (6 of 9 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 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $250 | $200 | Apr 7, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $150 | $110 | Apr 22, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $200 | $150 | Apr 22, 1988 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 20 | $300 | $225 | May 6, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Dec 16, 1985#100093533Dec 16, 1985Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#100093533$54011 viol.11 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #100093533
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 16, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 1985
- Closed
- Jun 13, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 28
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 6 repeat, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $840
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 627 North Albany, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $160 | $85 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Repeat | 1 | 28 | $160 | $85 | May 13, 1986 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 B | Repeat | 1 | 28 | $160 | $85 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Repeat | 1 | 28 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1986 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVA | Repeat | 2 | 2 | $160 | $85 | May 13, 1986 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 4, 1985#2221372Jan 4, 1985Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#2221372$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2221372
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 4, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 4, 1985
- Closed
- Jan 7, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 28
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 627 N Albany, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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.
Mar 22, 1983#15880693Mar 22, 1983Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#15880693$909 viol.9 violations$90 in penalties
Inspection #15880693
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1983
- Closed
- Feb 6, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $90
- Penalties on Record
- $90
- Site Address
- 627 North Albany, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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 (6 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I | Serious | 4 | - | $90 | $90 | Apr 28, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 15, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1983 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 1983 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D06 IV | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1983 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 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 Penalties1 citation
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | #100093533 | Mar 14, 1986 | - | - | - |
Nov 13, 1981#15913932Nov 13, 1981Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#15913932$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15913932
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 13, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1981
- Closed
- Nov 17, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 621 North Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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.
Dec 5, 1977#15897978Dec 5, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#15897978$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15897978
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 627 North Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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.
Jun 9, 1977#15896871Jun 9, 1977Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15896871$5005 viol.5 violations$500 in penalties
Inspection #15896871
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 9, 1977
- Closed
- Dec 13, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $500
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 627 North Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
- 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 5 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 A03 II | Serious | 2 | - | $200 | $200 | Jun 30, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | - | $150 | $150 | Aug 31, 1977 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01 | Serious | 1 | - | $150 | $150 | Jul 30, 1977 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B06 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 1977 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 20, 1977 | - | - |
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: 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).
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.
8 inspections, 1977 to 2003. 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.