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HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC. is a petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals) employer in DU QUOIN, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 6 violations and $27,657 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 4, 2026.

HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC.

845 N. HICKORY ST., DU QUOIN, IL, 62832

424720 Top companies in Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
6 violations
$27,657 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2
Industry Avg DART
0.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
6
Total Penalties
$27,657
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
3 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
83% serious$4,610 avg per violation$27,657 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$27,657 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 12 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Representation (Union)
1
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.

Other employers in Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) within IL

Industry context

Within the petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals) industry in IL, HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC. ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 12 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2 for the petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals) sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9.

Activity timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $27,657 in total penalties.
How does HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC. operates in the petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations and terminals) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC. of DU QUOIN, 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 4, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if HICKS OILS & HICKSGAS INC.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.