Establishment profile
AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER
4445 W. 5TH AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60624
Summary
AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $4,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,455 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), 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, with 5 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 · 23 citations in this view · $4,300 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $325 | Nov 1982 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Nov 1982 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Nov 1982 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 N02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVE | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $160 | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $140 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $75 | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $50 | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $50 | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
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. Peer group: 76,455 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. 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 AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER CO. 4445 WEST 5TH AVENUE · CHICAGO, IL, 60624 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-01 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $700 | |
| 1989-08-16 | Planned | 14 | 14 | $3,000 | |
| 1985-04-17 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $140 | |
| 1982-11-04 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $160 | |
| 1982-10-08 | Planned | 11 | 5 | $300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER 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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- AMERICAN STEEL CONTAINER has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $4,300 in total penalties.