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WERNER CO. is a other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing employer in CRYSTAL LAKE, IL. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $41,788 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.

WERNER CO.

420 E. TERRA COTTA AVE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014

333318 Top companies in Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$41,788 in penalties
1 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.5
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$41,788
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
4 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.8/yr
Violation Rate
1.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$8,358 avg per violation$13,929 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$41,788 total across all agencies

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.
0
Total Recalls
2
Last 5 Years
1
Last 12 Months
1
Units Recalled
0
Top Hazard: The ladders can break while in use, posing a fall hazard to the user.
Most Recent Recall: 2025-08-14
The ladders can break while in use, posing a fall hazard to the user.The ladders' locking mechanism can jam and not fully lock into place, posing a fall hazard.

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

85%
Worse than most peers
vs 66 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
98%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
82%

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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 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing within IL

Industry context

Within the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing industry in IL, WERNER CO. ranks in the 85th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 98th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 82th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WERNER CO.'s OSHA violation history?
WERNER CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $41,788 in total penalties.
How does WERNER CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WERNER CO. operates in the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WERNER CO. of CRYSTAL LAKE, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, CPSC consumer-product 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, 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. OSHA accident records on file for WERNER CO. include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if WERNER CO.operates 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.