BRITE LINE DIVISION OF RYERSON STEEL
720 EAST 111TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60628
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Inspection records
Jul 11, 2000#303121347Jul 11, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#303121347$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303121347
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 2000
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 72
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 720 East 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 F02 IV | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Aug 14, 2000 | - | - |
Jul 11, 2000#121918932Jul 11, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#121918932$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #121918932
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 2000
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 72
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 720 East 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 2000 | - | - |
Oct 23, 1998#302109889Oct 23, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302109889$58,0005 viol.5 violations$58,000 in penalties
Inspection #302109889
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 23, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 1999
- Contested
- Feb 18, 1999
- Final Order
- Oct 12, 1999
- Closed
- Nov 5, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 53
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $81,000
- Penalties on Record
- $58,000
- Site Address
- 720 East 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
- 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 legs crushed when caught in machine rollers
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 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 | 1 | 10 | $7,000 | $5,200 | Feb 27, 1999 | Feb 18, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,000 | $1,400 | Feb 27, 1999 | Feb 18, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $2,000 | $1,400 | Feb 27, 1999 | Feb 18, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Willful | 1 | 35 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Mar 8, 1999 | Feb 18, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 |
| 03001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1999 | Feb 18, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 |
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About these records
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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.
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.
3 inspections, 1998 to 2000. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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.