EKCO PRODUCTS, INC.
777 WHEELING ROAD, Wheeling, IL 60090
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Inspection records
Jan 15, 1993#102992328Jan 15, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#102992328$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102992328
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 15, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 15, 1993
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 650
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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.
Feb 8, 1990#102440286Feb 8, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#102440286$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102440286
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 8, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 8, 1990
- Closed
- Feb 9, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 780
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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.
Mar 30, 1989#103332896Mar 30, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103332896$4,60029 viol.29 violations$4,600 in penalties
Inspection #103332896
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 12, 1989
- Contested
- Jun 6, 1989
- Final Order
- May 11, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 850
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 29
- Violation Types
- 15 serious, 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,800
- Penalties on Record
- $4,600
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 29 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | 37 | $700 | $0 | Jun 14, 1989 | - | May 11, 1990 |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02 | Serious | 4 | 37 | $400 | $400 | Jun 14, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | May 11, 1990 |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $400 | $400 | May 13, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | May 11, 1990 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 5 | 49 | $400 | $400 | Jun 14, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | May 11, 1990 |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 2 | 73 | $200 | $200 | May 22, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | May 11, 1990 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 29 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 13, 1988#102438181May 13, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#102438181$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102438181
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 1988
- Closed
- Jul 21, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 820
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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.
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 finger amputated in calendar roll on machine
May 6, 1987#101332286May 6, 1987Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#101332286$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101332286
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 1987
- Closed
- May 11, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 705
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 19, 1986#100090505Jun 19, 1986Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#100090505$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100090505
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 1986
- Closed
- Jan 9, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 12, 1986#100120930Jun 12, 1986Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#100120930$2,0004 viol.4 violations$2,000 in penalties
Inspection #100120930
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 12, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 1986
- Contested
- Aug 19, 1986
- Closed
- May 11, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 705
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,000
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 33 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1987 | Aug 19, 1986 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 II | Other | 1 | 33 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1987 | Aug 19, 1986 | - |
| 03001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | May 1, 1987 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 1 | - | $1,000 | $1,000 | May 1, 1987 | - | - |
Jul 27, 1983#15911928Jul 27, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#15911928$907 viol.7 violations$90 in penalties
Inspection #15911928
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 1983
- Contested
- Oct 28, 1983
- Closed
- Aug 14, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 630
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $660
- Penalties on Record
- $90
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Oct 28, 1983. Final orders are recorded through Sep 27, 1985. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 4 | - | $360 | $0 | Oct 20, 1983 | Oct 28, 1983 | Sep 27, 1985 |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 8 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 6, 1984 | Oct 28, 1983 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Serious | 2 | - | $300 | $90 | Apr 6, 1984 | Oct 28, 1983 | Sep 27, 1985 |
| 02001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1984 | Oct 28, 1983 | - |
| 02001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 J01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 6, 1984 | Oct 28, 1983 | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 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, $1,000 in FTA penalties on record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | #100090505 | Oct 14, 1986 | $1,000 | Nov 17, 1986 | Nov 9, 1987 |
Sep 29, 1982#15832181Sep 29, 1982Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#15832181$3004 viol.4 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #15832181
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 29, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1982
- Contested
- Dec 15, 1982
- Closed
- Mar 20, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 550
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $780
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 (4 of 4 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 | 2 | - | $180 | $90 | Dec 10, 1982 | Dec 15, 1982 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $0 | Dec 10, 1982 | Dec 15, 1982 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 4 | - | $240 | $120 | Dec 10, 1982 | Dec 15, 1982 | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $90 | Dec 10, 1982 | Dec 15, 1982 | - |
Mar 10, 1977#15875339Mar 10, 1977Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15875339$1,14020 viol.20 violations$1,140 in penalties
Inspection #15875339
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 14, 1977
- Contested
- Apr 15, 1977
- Closed
- Nov 2, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 575
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,320
- Penalties on Record
- $1,140
- Site Address
- 777 Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
- 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 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I | Serious | 3 | - | $480 | $240 | Mar 20, 1978 | Apr 15, 1977 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 4 | - | $240 | $150 | Jul 20, 1977 | Apr 15, 1977 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 3 | - | $240 | $150 | Sep 20, 1977 | Apr 15, 1977 | - |
| 01004 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 IV | Serious | 70 | - | $560 | $300 | Oct 20, 1977 | Apr 15, 1977 | - |
| 01005A | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 10 | - | $560 | $300 | Mar 20, 1978 | Apr 15, 1977 | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 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
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: 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: 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.
10 inspections, 1977 to 1993. 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.