Establishment profile
ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC
1920 DOWNS DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185
Operated by New York Air Brake · 1 of 4 establishments
336510 — Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
EIN 363955738
Summary
ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $28,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 38th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $28,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F10 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 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
Below average violations in NAICS 3365 within IL. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 52 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Brake,Caught By,Caught In,Fingertip,Glove,Pinched,Press | 1 | — | — |
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 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 ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for New York Air Brake, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other New York Air Brake locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-RC-021022 | Representation election | Jul 2003 | Sep 2003 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RC-020766 | Representation election | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE CO 1920 DOWNS DR · WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2018 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-13 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $17,000 | |
| 2019-06-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-11-01 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $11,000 | |
| 2014-02-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-08-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-06-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization New York Air Brake.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of New York Air Brake across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- CRRC SIFANG AMERICA INCORPORATEDCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO.MOUNT VERNON — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO.DIXMOOR — 2 federal enforcement records
- NIPPON SHARYO MANUFACTURING, LLCROCHELLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATCO COMPANIES, LLCWOOD RIVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- NARITA MANUFACTURING, INC.BELVIDERE — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP DBA CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSECHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.DANVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by New York Air Brake, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NEW YORK AIR BRAKE LLCRIVERSIDE, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- NEW YORK AIR BRAKE LLCSALISBURY, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All New York Air Brake locationsParent rollup
- Railroad Rolling Stock ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Railroad Rolling Stock in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup New York Air Brake, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $28,000 in total penalties.
- How does ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.49 compared to an industry average of 1.7.