Inspection #303263339

Name: OSHA Inspection #303263339: TRU-LINK FENCE COMPANY
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of TRU-LINK FENCE COMPANY at 5440 W. Touhy Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 on Jan 25, 2000. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 15, 2008.

OSHA documented 31 violations (21 serious, 10 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $6,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 36 air monitoring samples covering 12 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), Copper Fume (as Cu), and 7 more.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 303263339
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Jan 25, 2000
Closed: Feb 15, 2008
Contested: Mar 14, 2000
Final Order: Oct 27, 2000
Total Violations: 31
Penalties on Record: $6,000
Initial Penalties: $12,000
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: TRU-LINK FENCE COMPANY
Address: 5440 W. Touhy Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#304242084	Feb 27, 2001	Follow-Up (F)	14 violations	$18,300

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Feb 15, 2008.

Citations on Record

21 serious, 10 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$12,000

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$6,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Mar 14, 2000. Final orders are recorded through Oct 27, 2000. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling12 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	3	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	3	0 - 0.0038	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	3	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	3	0 - 0.0342	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	3	0 - 2.8003	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	3	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	3	0 - 0.4192	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	3	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	3	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	3	0 - 7.375	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

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).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Serious	$750	$375	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01001B	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01001C	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01002A	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01	Serious	$750	$375	Feb 23, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01002B	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 18, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01003A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01	Serious	$1,250	$625	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01003B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01004	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Serious	$750	$375	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01005	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 C	Serious	$750	$375	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01006	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I	Serious	$1,000	$500	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01007	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$1,250	$625	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01008A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B01	Serious	$1,250	$625	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01008B	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01009	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01	Serious	$1,250	$625	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01010A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$1,250	$625	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01010B	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H03	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01010C	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01011	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 D09 III	Serious	$1,000	$500	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01012A	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Serious	$750	$375	Feb 24, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01012B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 24, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
01012C	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 24, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02001	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02002	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q02	Other	$0	$0	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02003	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q06	Other	$0	$0	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02005	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02006	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02007	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02008	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02009	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000
02010	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 14, 2000	Oct 27, 2000

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $14,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citationsissued 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
01006	#304242084	May 21, 2001	$7,000	-	-
01007	#304242084	May 21, 2001	$7,000	-	-

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.

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