BLOMMER CHOCOLATE CO
600 W KINZIE ST, Chicago, IL 60610
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Inspection records
Nov 15, 2019#344450960Nov 15, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344450960$9,4461 viol.1 violation$9,446 in penalties
Inspection #344450960
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 2, 2020
- Closed
- May 12, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 263
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,494
- Penalties on Record
- $9,446
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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 is injured in slip and fall from tank truck
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $13,494 | $9,446 | Apr 6, 2020 | - | Apr 2, 2020 |
Feb 2, 2018#342950060Feb 2, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342950060$5,5433 viol.3 violations$5,543 in penalties
Inspection #342950060
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 2, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 2, 2018
- Final Order
- Jun 5, 2018
- Closed
- May 24, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,543
- Penalties on Record
- $5,543
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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 fingertip is amputated when caught between magnet
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Serious | 1 | 4 | $5,543 | $5,543 | May 21, 2018 | - | Jun 5, 2018 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II D | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 21, 2018 | - | Jun 5, 2018 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II C | Serious | 1 | 200 | $0 | $0 | May 21, 2018 | - | Jun 5, 2018 |
Jan 26, 2016#341203040Jan 26, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341203040$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341203040
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 2016
- Closed
- Jun 14, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL 60654
- Industry
- 311320
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Nov 5, 2013#339488033Nov 5, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339488033$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339488033
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 5, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 18, 2013
- Closed
- Feb 4, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
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.
Sep 20, 2013#339420911Sep 20, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339420911$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339420911
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 20, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 26, 2013
- Closed
- Sep 30, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
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 26, 2010#313934226Mar 26, 2010Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#313934226$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313934226
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 26, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 2010
- Closed
- Apr 23, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
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.
Dec 4, 2008#312591571Dec 4, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#312591571$7,0002 viol.2 violations$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #312591571
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2009
- Closed
- Apr 23, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 2, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Serious | 1 | 20 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Jan 2, 2010 | - | - |
Jun 9, 2008#311374417Jun 9, 2008FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#311374417$10,5002 viol.2 violations$10,500 in penalties
Inspection #311374417
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 2008
- Contested
- Dec 23, 2008
- Final Order
- Sep 23, 2009
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $77,000
- Penalties on Record
- $10,500
- Site Address
- 600 W. Kinzie, Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- 311320
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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.
One is killed, two are injured from nitrogen exposure
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 4 | $70,000 | $7,000 | Jan 22, 2009 | Dec 23, 2008 | Sep 23, 2009 |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Dec 22, 2008 | Dec 23, 2008 | Sep 23, 2009 |
May 21, 2001#304084361May 21, 2001Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#304084361$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304084361
Dates
- Opened
- May 21, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 2001
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 West Kinzie St., Chicago, IL 60610
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Nov 9, 1994#108726084Nov 9, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#108726084$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108726084
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 1, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 West Kinzie St., Chicago, IL 60610
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read 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.
13 inspections, 1977 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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