UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. is a recyclable material merchant wholesalers employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $25,018 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. 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.
UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC.
1545 SOUTH CICERO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60804
423930 — Top companies in Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
318 employees
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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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Industry context
Within the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry in IL, UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. ranks in the 60th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 298 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 85th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.7 for the recyclable material merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.1. UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.66, which is below the industry average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $25,018 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.66 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC..
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, 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 1, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. include 1 fatality investigation and 1 hospitalization.
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