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ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.

630 E. GREEN ST., BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106
Operated by Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc
331524Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
EIN 362348909

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OSHA inspections
23
over 45 years
Violations
139
$18,122 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 11 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC. has accumulated 139 OSHA violations across 23 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $18,122 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 172 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
23
0.5 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
139
3.1 / yr
Penalties
$18,122
$130 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 23
Inspection trigger · follow-up
7 of 23

78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 14 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 50 citations in this view · $12,607 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A44$3,975Mar 1984May 2020
29 CFR 1910.1025 C0144$1,598Mar 1984Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 II33$660Mar 1984Jul 1986
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0233$60Nov 1981Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$60Mar 1981Mar 1984
29 CFR 1910.1025 E0133Mar 1984Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.1000 E33Mar 1984Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0101 B31Mar 1985Mar 1985
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I22$1,339Apr 1995May 2011
29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III22$660Mar 1985Jul 1986
29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 IB22$660Mar 1984Jul 1986
29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 I22$640Mar 1984Nov 1986
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0122$635Mar 1981Mar 1984
29 CFR 1910.1025 K01 ID22$550Mar 1985Nov 1986
29 CFR 1910.0095 A22$540Mar 1982Feb 1985
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0222$500Mar 1984Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$450Feb 1985Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 II22$160Mar 1984Mar 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$120Mar 1981Feb 1985
29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 I22Mar 1984Apr 1989

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3315 within IL. Peer group: 172 employers. This establishment has 139 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $4,076
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−3.9
TRIR
1.6
vs industry
−3.6

Reported for 62 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

Industry avg TRIR
5.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
7
Complaint
3
Referral
3
Follow-up
7

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 15, 2019Contact with hot objects or substancesLower leg(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 15, 2019Foot,Hoist,Leg,Molten Metal,Splashed11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, 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 ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, 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 ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ALU BRA FOUNDRY INCORPORATED
630 EAST GREEN STREET · BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106
AirWaterTRINo Violation Identified00Sep 2009View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-11-21Referral0$0
2019-12-05Referral1$3,375
2011-04-01Programmed Related1$1,339
2011-04-01Planned1$0
2009-10-06Follow-up0$0
2009-06-30Planned44$1,000
2001-10-22Planned22$613
1995-04-19Complaint32$945
1992-10-27Referral21$2,000
1989-02-06Follow-up125$480
1987-08-06Monitoring0$0
1987-03-19Follow-up188$1,300
1986-09-16Follow-up5$1,190
1986-04-07Monitoring3$1,980
1986-03-19Complaint1$0
1985-08-05Follow-up0$0
1985-01-14Planned145$880
1985-01-14Monitoring122$780
1983-11-17Complaint4016$1,460
1981-10-16Follow-up2$120
1981-08-13Planned44$120
1981-06-30Follow-up0$0
1981-02-13Planned1411$540

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, 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 Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC. has 23 OSHA inspections on record with 139 violations and $18,121.5 in total penalties.
How does ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC. operates in the aluminum foundries (except die-casting) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.2. ALU-BRA FOUNDRY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.9.