Inspection #103069860

Name: OSHA Inspection #103069860: SWABY MANUFACTURING CO
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of SWABY MANUFACTURING CO at 5414 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60650 on Apr 11, 1991. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 24, 1994.

OSHA documented 37 violations (30 serious, 7 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $5,900. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 34 air monitoring samples covering 14 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 9 more.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 103069860
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Apr 11, 1991
Closed: Feb 24, 1994
Contested: Oct 1, 1991
Final Order: May 28, 1992
Total Violations: 37
Penalties on Record: $5,900
Initial Penalties: $62,250
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: SWABY MANUFACTURING CO
Address: 5414 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60650
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#101057172	Jan 24, 1986	Planned (H)	6 violations	$240

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Feb 24, 1994.

Citations on Record

30 serious, 7 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$62,250

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

Current Penalties

$5,900

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 1, 1991. Final orders are recorded through May 28, 1992. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	2	0 - 0.3674	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2	0.0063 - 0.0169	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	2	0.858 - 0.8967	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	2	0.0902 - 0.112	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	2	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	2	0	mg/m³	-
VM and P Naphtha	8	0 - 20.0722	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	2	0	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

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).

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	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 17, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01001B	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 B01	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01002	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B03	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01003	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I	Serious	$1,750	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01004	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 II	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01005	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 IV	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01006	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01007	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 D12	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01008	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E02	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01009	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 E09	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01010	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 17, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01011	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01012	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G03	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01013	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G05	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01014	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01015	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01016	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01017A	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01017B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01018	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A	Serious	$1,750	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01019	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01020	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01021	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$1,750	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01022	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A01	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01023	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 II	Serious	$2,500	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01024	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01025A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01025B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01026	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
01027	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$1,250	$200	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02001	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$2,500	$100	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02002	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 B02	Other	$500	$100	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02003	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G07	Other	$0	$0	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B02	Other	$0	$0	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02005	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C04	Other	$500	$100	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02006	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$500	$100	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992
02007	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A	Other	$500	$100	Jun 24, 1991	Oct 1, 1991	May 28, 1992

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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