DECATUR FOUNDRY INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, DECATUR FOUNDRY INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 1745 N. ILLINOIS STREET, DECATUR, IL 62525 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 30 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $27,950.00. The inspection case was opened on 1993-05-19.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within IL, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 88,899 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,496.90.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 30 citations spanning 9 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 11 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 4 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning July 23, 1991 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 25, 1991. Of the 30 total citations, 15 (50%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $27,950.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $931.67 falls within the standard penalty range.

The inspection of Decatur Foundry Inc. revealed a pervasive breakdown in safety management systems, characterized by a high volume of serious violations spanning multiple critical safety domains. The citation profile indicates a facility where fundamental engineering controls and administrative safeguards were chronically neglected. Specifically, the interplay between 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout) and 1910.219 (Mechanical Power-Transmission) violations suggests that workers were exposed to high-probability amputation and crushing hazards during both routine operations and maintenance cycles. These physical risks were compounded by significant electrical deficiencies (1910.30