Establishment profile
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC
3790 SUNSET AVENUE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087
424610 — Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 800933456
Summary
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 7 years of recorded history, with $1,240,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $1,240,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 III A | 5 | 1 | $573,865 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C02 IV | 3 | 1 | $380,327 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C | 2 | 1 | $32,262 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 III C | 1 | 1 | $126,773 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 B | 1 | 1 | $126,773 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 4246 within IL. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 85 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.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Chemical Reaction,Explosion,Hydrogen,Plastic Mfg | 4 | — | 4 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. 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 AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES LLC 3737 HAWTHORNE CT · WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2021 | View → |
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES 3790 SUNSET AVE · WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 1 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-04 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 12 | 2 | $1,240,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INDUSTRIAL PLASTIC RECYCLING, INC.SOUTH HOLLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- POLY-TAK PROTECTION SYSTEMS, INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 12 violations and $1,240,000 in total penalties.
- How does AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC operates in the plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.2 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
- Has AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC.