BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION is a speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing employer in SAINT CHARLES, IL. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 4 violations and $13,300 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION

3850 OHIO AVE., SAINT CHARLES, IL, 60174

333612 — Top companies in Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing

EIN: 362435615

286 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

4 violations

$13,300 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.4

Industry Avg DART

0.7

Self-Reported DART

1.0

Self-Reported TRIR

1.0

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$13,300

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

28 years

Last Activity

10yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Severity Mix

100% serious$3,325 avg per violation$6,650 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHANLRB$13,300 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-0.4

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

+0.3

Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint

Referral

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

71%

Above average violations

vs 49 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

92%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

48%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases

Unfair Labor Practice

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC., — CICERO — 2 federal records
BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS — CICERO — 2 federal records
OVERTON CHICAGO GEAR CORPORATION — CHICAGO — 1 federal record
SCHAFER GEAR WORKS ROCKFORD, LLC — ROCKFORD — 1 federal record
WINERGY DRIVE SYSTEMS CORP. — ELGIN — 1 federal record
INNOVATIVE RACK & GEAR COMPANY, INC. — WOOD DALE — 1 federal record
GAM ENTERPRISES INC. DBA GAM GEAR, LLC — MOUNT PROSPECT — 1 federal record
CUSTOM GEAR & MACHINE, INC. — ROSCOE — 1 federal record
GLOBAL GEAR LLC — DOWNERS GROVE — 1 federal record
TIMKEN GEARS & SERVICES, INC. — MOKENA — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry in IL, BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION ranks in the 71th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 49 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 48th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.4 for the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.7. BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.01, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?: BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $13,300 in total penalties.
How does BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?: BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION operates in the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.01 compared to an industry average of 0.7.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATION of SAINT CHARLES, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPORATIONoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.