E J BRACH & SONS
4656 W KINZIE, Chicago, IL 60644
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Inspection records
Jun 23, 1982#15911399Jun 23, 1982Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#15911399$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15911399
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 1982
- Closed
- Aug 18, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4656 West Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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.
Nov 17, 1980#15878150Nov 17, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15878150$1,00029 viol.29 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #15878150
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 27, 1980
- Contested
- Jan 15, 1981
- Closed
- Jan 4, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 29
- Violation Types
- 24 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,350
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 4656 W Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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 (10 of 29 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 3 | - | $270 | $100 | Feb 28, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01001B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 18 | - | $540 | $100 | Oct 30, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | - | $270 | $0 | Apr 30, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01004 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | - | $450 | $100 | Dec 26, 1980 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01005 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F05 I | Serious | 1 | - | $450 | $100 | Dec 26, 1980 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01006 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IIB2 | Other | 9 | - | $270 | $0 | Jan 30, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01007 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 2 | - | $270 | $0 | Jan 10, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01008 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050211 | Serious | 10 | - | $810 | $0 | Dec 30, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
| 01009 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 8 | - | $540 | $100 | Jan 30, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | - |
Showing the 10 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.
Oct 18, 1979#15903305Oct 18, 1979Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#15903305$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15903305
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4656 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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.
Aug 30, 1978#15873573Aug 30, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#15873573$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15873573
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 1978
- Closed
- Aug 18, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,900
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4656 W Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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.
Jan 9, 1974#214744427Jan 9, 1974Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#214744427$48021 viol.21 violations$480 in penalties
Inspection #214744427
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 1974
- Closed
- Aug 18, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 3,500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 21
- Violation Types
- 21 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $480
- Penalties on Record
- $480
- Site Address
- 4656 W Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60644
- 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 (10 of 21 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 10 | - | $30 | $30 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 12 | - | $30 | $30 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 V | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B04 IX | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 A05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 A | Other | 3 | - | $30 | $30 | Feb 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 1974 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 21 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.
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.
5 inspections, 1974 to 1982. 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.