Establishment profile
AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.
4848 S. HOYNE, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Operated by Aargus Plastics, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
32619 — Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 364233025
Summary
AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 25 years of recorded history, with $6,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75,929 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $6,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,525 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,475 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $775 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $775 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $75 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IB | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within IL. Peer group: 75,929 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 60 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $4,273 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Aug 2020 | 1 | 3 | 2 | $4,273 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 3 violations · $4,273 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2020 – Aug 2020 | Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | FLSA | 3 | 2 | $4,273 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-30 | Complaint | 18 | 12 | $6,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Aargus Plastics, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Aargus Plastics, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Aargus Plastics, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BIO-STAR FILMS, L.L.C.CHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Aargus Plastics, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Plastics Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Other Plastics Product in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Aargus Plastics, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 18 violations and $6,000 in total penalties.
- How does AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AARGUS PLASTICS, INC. operates in the other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. AARGUS PLASTICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.83 compared to an industry average of 1.9.