AMERICAN SPRING & WIRE SPECI
816 NORTH SPAULDING AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60651
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Inspection records
Jul 31, 1980#15955537Jul 31, 1980Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#15955537$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15955537
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 31, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 1, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 495
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 816 North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
- 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 12, 1979#15816507Jul 12, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#15816507$4,0002 viol.2 violations$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #15816507
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 1979
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1979
- Closed
- Aug 1, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 475
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $13,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 816 North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Willful | 9 | - | $5,000 | $1,000 | Oct 10, 1979 | Sep 15, 1979 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Willful | 4 | - | $8,000 | $3,000 | Oct 10, 1979 | Sep 15, 1979 | - |
Jul 25, 1978#15815566Jul 25, 1978Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15815566$2,63011 viol.11 violations$2,630 in penalties
Inspection #15815566
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 26, 1978
- Closed
- Jul 28, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 475
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,630
- Penalties on Record
- $2,630
- Site Address
- 816 North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
- 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 (11 of 11 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 | - | $240 | $240 | Aug 20, 1978 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 4 | - | $320 | $320 | Sep 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Serious | 6 | - | $720 | $720 | Sep 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I | Serious | 1 | - | $550 | $550 | Sep 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $240 | Oct 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $240 | Aug 20, 1978 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C03 IIA | Serious | 10 | - | $320 | $320 | Dec 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A05 VF | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 1978 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 20, 1978 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 20, 1978 | - | - |
Nov 14, 1973#214714263Nov 14, 1973Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#214714263$25534 viol.34 violations$255 in penalties
Inspection #214714263
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 14, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 14, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 690
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 34
- Violation Types
- 34 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $255
- Penalties on Record
- $255
- Site Address
- 816 N Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651
- 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 (12 of 34 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IV | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 31, 1973 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040040 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 1973 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 40 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1973 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 1974 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.244 Other Portable Tools and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100244 A01 II | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1973 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 10 | - | $45 | $45 | Nov 17, 1973 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 34 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation 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
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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.
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.
4 inspections, 1973 to 1980. 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.