Inspection #100087832

Name: OSHA Inspection #100087832: DEKALB FORGE COMPANY
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of DEKALB FORGE COMPANY at 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115 on May 20, 1987. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 16, 1991.

OSHA documented 30 violations (19 serious, 1 willful, 10 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $7,000.

This employer has 14 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 100087832
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: May 20, 1987
Closed: Jul 16, 1991
Contested: Oct 30, 1987
Final Order: Jan 3, 1989
Total Violations: 30
Penalties on Record: $7,000
Initial Penalties: $13,360

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.

Establishment

Name: DEKALB FORGE COMPANY
Address: 1832 East Pleasant Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer14 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#346646169	Apr 20, 2023	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#315236968	Feb 17, 2011	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$1,890
#306727074	Apr 20, 2005	Complaint (B)	6 violations	$4,375
#308150036	Apr 18, 2005	Unprogrammed Related (G)	1 violation	$1,100
#306722901	Apr 13, 2005	Complaint (B)	6 violations	$4,000
#122098023	Oct 27, 1993	Complaint (B)	6 violations	$1,250
#122100266	Oct 27, 1993	Complaint (B)	No violations
#109641662	Mar 3, 1992	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#109638486	Sep 11, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	2 violations	$3,000
#109631416	Nov 6, 1990	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#103197828	Sep 11, 1990	Complaint (B)	3 violations
#103196556	Jun 15, 1990	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#103360962	Dec 13, 1988	Follow-Up (F)	9 violations	$2,500
#14437842	Feb 10, 1983	Planned (H)	9 violations	$450

Unprogrammed Related (G)

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jul 16, 1991.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 1 willful, 10 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$13,360

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$7,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 30, 1987. Final orders are recorded through Jan 3, 1989. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$640	$320	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01001B	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 A03 III	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01001C	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 A03 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 24, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03	Serious	$400	$200	Nov 20, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01003A	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01	Serious	$320	$160	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	-
01003B	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01004A	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C03 IVD	Serious	$480	$120	Oct 24, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01004B	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C03 IVD	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01005A	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 I	Serious	$480	$120	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01005B	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01005C	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 V	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01006A	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 A02 I	Serious	$640	$320	Nov 20, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01006B	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 A02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01007	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 B02	Serious	$480	$120	Nov 20, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01008	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 J03	Serious	$480	$120	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01009A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$400	$200	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01009B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D03	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01010	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04	Serious	$480	$140	Nov 20, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
01011	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$560	$180	Oct 24, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
02001	1910.218 Forging Machines OSHA citation code: 19100218 E02 I	Willful	$8,000	$5,000	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03001	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Other	$0	$0	Oct 24, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03002	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Other	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03003	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Other	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03004	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 28, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03005	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B07 II	Other	$0	$0	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03006	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B07 VA	Other	$0	$0	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03007	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 5, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03009	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03010	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989
03011	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Other	$0	$0	Dec 21, 1987	Oct 30, 1987	Jan 3, 1989

Failure to Abate Penalties11 citations, $13,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 11 citationsissued 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	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$1,960	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
01001B	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	-	Apr 14, 1989	-
01002	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$1,300	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
01006A	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$2,620	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
01007	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$1,960	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
02001	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$1,960	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
03006	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$640	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 9, 1990
03007	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$640	Apr 14, 1989	-
03009	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$640	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 19, 1990
03010	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$640	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 19, 1990
03011	#103360962	Mar 21, 1989	$640	Apr 14, 1989	Oct 19, 1990

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.

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