CENTRAL INK CORPORATION
1000 NORTH HARVESTER DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185
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Inspection records
Nov 6, 2024#347862989Nov 6, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347862989$20,3263 viol.3 violations$20,326 in penalties
Inspection #347862989
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 6, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 2024
- Final Order
- Jan 15, 2025
- Closed
- Jun 20, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 97
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $29,036
- Penalties on Record
- $20,326
- Site Address
- 1100 Harvester Road, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- 325910 Printing Ink Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $14,518 | $10,163 | Jan 30, 2025 | - | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $14,518 | $10,163 | Mar 14, 2025 | - | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 30, 2025 | - | Jan 15, 2025 |
Nov 1, 2000#302610613Nov 1, 2000Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#302610613$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #302610613
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 7, 2000
- Closed
- Mar 26, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 1100 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's body lacerated in ink mixer
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 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 | 3 | 4 | $2,500 | $1,500 | Mar 2, 2001 | - | - |
Dec 28, 1993#122102023Dec 28, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#122102023$3,4004 viol.4 violations$3,400 in penalties
Inspection #122102023
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 28, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 1993
- Closed
- May 13, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,100
- Penalties on Record
- $3,400
- Site Address
- 1000 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl Glycidyl Ether | 3 | 0.0702 - 0.4809 | ppm |
| Phenol | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 2 | 4 | $900 | $400 | Feb 8, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Repeat | 2 | 4 | $1,800 | $900 | Feb 8, 1994 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Repeat | 1 | 4 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Feb 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 50 | $600 | $300 | Feb 7, 1994 | - | - |
Jun 12, 1992#103005443Jun 12, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#103005443$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103005443
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 12, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 12, 1992
- Closed
- Jun 12, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 42
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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.
Mar 5, 1992#103005112Mar 5, 1992Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#103005112$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103005112
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 1992
- Closed
- Mar 9, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 42
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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, 1991#109640060Dec 9, 1991FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#109640060$14,90016 viol.16 violations$14,900 in penalties
Inspection #109640060
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1991
- Closed
- Dec 8, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 42
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,750
- Penalties on Record
- $14,900
- Site Address
- 1000 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts
Violations
Violation list (7 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | $700 | Jan 31, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 7 | 16 | $1,250 | $700 | Mar 18, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jan 19, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Feb 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Feb 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M12 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jan 19, 1992 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 19, 1988#101523439May 19, 1988Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#101523439$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101523439
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 1988
- Closed
- May 20, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 North Harvester Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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 incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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).
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.
7 inspections, 1988 to 2024. 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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: printing ink manufacturing reported 2.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 27.4%; NAICS 32591 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source