FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY is a motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $7,000 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 1, 2026.

FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY

4545 W. AUGUSTA BLVD., CHICAGO, IL, 60651

336360 — Top companies in Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing

EIN: 362276977

591 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

3 violations

$7,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

3.3

Industry Avg DART

Self-Reported DART

2.1

Self-Reported TRIR

3.4

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

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$7,000

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

HIGH

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

21 years

Last Activity

6yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.2/yr

Violation Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Severity Mix

67% serious$2,333 avg per violation$1,400 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHA$7,000 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

+0.1

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

+0.1

Above industry average

NHTSA Vehicle & Equipment Recalls

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall campaigns matched on manufacturer name.

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Total Campaigns

Last 5 Years

Last 12 Months

Vehicles Affected

13,621

Most-Recalled Component: SEATS

SEATSSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORSEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint

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

Violation rate: 20% of inspections

Peer Comparison

74%

Above average violations

vs 192 employers in same industry & state

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Penalty Percentile

77%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

90%

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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.

Other employers in Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing within IL

YANFENG US AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR SYSTEMS I LLC — BELVIDERE — 2 federal records
HENDRICKSON BUMPER AND TRIM — CREST HILL — 2 federal records
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. — SYCAMORE — 2 federal records
HYUNDAI TRANSYS GEORGIA SEATING SYSTEM, LLC — CHAMPAIGN — 1 federal record
THE WISE CO., INC. — CARLYLE — 1 federal record
ADIENT US LLC — SYCAMORE — 1 federal record
KUSTOM SEATING UNLIMITED, INC. — BELLWOOD — 1 federal record
JC TREEATIONS — LANSING
JASON INCORPORATED — BENTON
B & D INDEPENDENCE CO., INC. — MT. CARMEL

Industry context

Within the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing industry in IL, FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY ranks in the 74th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 192 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 77th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 90th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.3 for the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2. FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.1, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?: FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $7,000 in total penalties.
How does FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?: FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY operates in the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 2.1 compared to an industry average of 2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANY of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NHTSA vehicle and equipment recalls, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, 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 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if FREEDMAN SEATING COMPANYoperates 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.