THE PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, INC.
1 NEWS PLAZA, PEORIA, IL 61643
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Inspection records
Jul 17, 2023#346834989Jul 17, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346834989$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346834989
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 2, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 75
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- #1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- Industry
- 511110 Newspaper Publishers
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.
Nov 18, 2022#346349525Nov 18, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346349525$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346349525
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 2022
- Closed
- Nov 18, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- Industry
- 511110 Newspaper Publishers
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.
Dec 21, 2018#343686853Dec 21, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343686853$25,0624 viol.4 violations$25,062 in penalties
Inspection #343686853
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 9, 2019
- Final Order
- May 3, 2019
- Closed
- May 21, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 177
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $35,802
- Penalties on Record
- $25,062
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- Industry
- 511110 Newspaper Publishers
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 struck by forklift, later requires leg amputatio
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $11,934 | $8,354 | May 6, 2019 | - | May 3, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 6, 2019 | - | May 3, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $11,934 | $8,354 | May 6, 2019 | - | May 3, 2019 |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $11,934 | $8,354 | May 6, 2019 | - | May 3, 2019 |
Aug 18, 2011#330976259Aug 18, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#330976259$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #330976259
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 18, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 18, 2011
- Closed
- Aug 26, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 340
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- Industry
- 511110 Newspaper Publishers
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.
Dec 19, 2001#303513139Dec 19, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#303513139$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303513139
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 2001
- Closed
- Jan 3, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 510
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- 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.
Apr 6, 1993#103491825Apr 6, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103491825$1,6583 viol.3 violations$1,658 in penalties
Inspection #103491825
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 1993
- Closed
- May 12, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,250
- Penalties on Record
- $1,658
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 25 | $1,625 | $829 | Apr 26, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F05 | Serious | 1 | 25 | $1,625 | $829 | May 3, 1993 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Apr 26, 1993 | - | - |
Sep 13, 1990#103298667Sep 13, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#103298667$1,30718 viol.18 violations$1,307 in penalties
Inspection #103298667
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 31, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,100
- Penalties on Record
- $1,307
- Site Address
- 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $350 | $263 | Oct 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 35 | $420 | $210 | Nov 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $280 | $196 | Oct 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 5 | $490 | $343 | Oct 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IIIA | Serious | 3 | 8 | $490 | $245 | Dec 1, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 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
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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.
7 inspections, 1990 to 2023. 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).
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