Inspection #310982293

Name: OSHA Inspection #310982293: DEHLER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of DEHLER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. at 5801 West Dickens Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639 on Apr 17, 2007. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Aug 4, 2011.

OSHA documented 47 violations (36 serious, 2 willful, 2 repeat, 7 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $74,680. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

This employer has 11 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 310982293
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Apr 17, 2007
Closed: Aug 4, 2011
Contested: Oct 30, 2007
Final Order: Jul 17, 2008
Total Violations: 47
Penalties on Record: $74,680
Initial Penalties: $168,560
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: DEHLER MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Address: 5801 West Dickens Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
Industry: 337124 Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer11 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#313005605	Feb 23, 2009	Referral (C)	37 violations	$35,000
#312731730	Nov 4, 2008	Follow-Up (F)	34 violations	$100,000
#312731714	Nov 4, 2008	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#309308567	Aug 31, 2005	Follow-Up (F)	10 violations	$90,000
#309308591	Aug 31, 2005	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#308657675	Feb 18, 2005	Referral (C)	5 violations	$2,000
#308657527	Feb 14, 2005	Complaint (B)	13 violations	$8,200
#303467948	May 4, 2000	Complaint (B)	4 violations	$445
#300953445	Sep 12, 1997	Planned (H)	No violations
#101516854	Oct 19, 1987	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#103258216	Mar 18, 1987	Planned (H)	2 violations

34 violations$100,000

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Aug 4, 2011.

Citations on Record

36 serious, 2 willful, 2 repeat, 7 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$168,560

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

Current Penalties

$74,680

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 30, 2007. Final orders are recorded through Jul 17, 2008. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Serious	$2,800	$1,260	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01001B	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01001C	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01	Serious	$1,600	$720	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01005A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II	Serious	$1,600	$720	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01005B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 14, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01006	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 O01	Serious	$1,600	$720	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01007	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$2,800	$1,260	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01008	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B	Serious	$2,800	$1,260	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01009	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03	Serious	$2,000	$900	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01010	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01011	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H03	Serious	$2,000	$900	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01012	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04	Serious	$2,000	$900	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01013	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B05	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01014	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01015	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 A05	Serious	$2,000	$900	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01016	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A01 I	Serious	$1,200	$540	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01017A	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 A03	Serious	$1,200	$540	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01017B	1910.255 Resistance Welding OSHA citation code: 19100255 A03	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01018A	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 C03 I	Serious	$4,000	$1,080	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01019A	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 D09 I	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01019B	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 D09 III	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01021	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01022	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 C	Serious	$2,000	$900	Oct 16, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01023	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E	Serious	$1,200	$540	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01024	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A01 I	Serious	$1,200	$540	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01025	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I	Serious	$2,000	$900	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01026	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III	Serious	$2,000	$900	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01028A	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A01	Serious	$4,000	$1,800	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01028B	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A02	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01030A	1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 I	Serious	$2,800	$1,260	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01030B	1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01031A	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 G02	Serious	$0	$1,260	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01031B	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01032A	1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01	Serious	$0	$1,800	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
01032B	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 C02	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 30, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
02001	1910.255 Resistance Welding OSHA citation code: 19100255 B04	Willful	$44,000	$22,000	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
02002	1910.255 Resistance Welding OSHA citation code: 19100255 E	Willful	$56,000	$20,000	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
03001	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 III	Repeat	$4,000	$2,000	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
03002	1910.255 Resistance Welding OSHA citation code: 19100255 B05	Repeat	$160	$80	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04001	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B02	Other	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04002	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Other	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04003	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02	Other	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04004	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 D01	Other	$800	$0	Nov 21, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04005	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Other	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04006	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 I	Other	$800	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008
04007	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Other	$0	$0	Nov 6, 2007	Oct 30, 2007	Jul 17, 2008

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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