Establishment profile
ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.
1556 W. 43RD STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
493120 — Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
EIN 362496342
Summary
ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $22,135 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 844 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $21,135 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Apr 1999 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $775 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $775 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III | 1 | 1 | $750 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 IV | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G02 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0004 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
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 4931 within IL. Peer group: 844 employers. This establishment has 33 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 167 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 ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO., 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 ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. 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.). 7 cases · 7 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-248914 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2019 | May 2022 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-248193 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2019 | Oct 2019 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-243861 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Jan 2023 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-242578 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Dec 2022 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-140445 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-045235 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Aug 2009 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-044913 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | 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 ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASHLAND COLD STORAGE COMPANY, INC. 1556 WEST 43RD STREET · CHICAGO, IL, 60609 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-12-11 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | |
| 2010-03-01 | Planned | 5 | — | $2,500 | |
| 2009-02-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-02-01 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-11-30 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $7,675 | |
| 1999-02-22 | Complaint | 8 | 7 | $4,000 | |
| 1999-02-22 | Referral | 14 | 13 | $6,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. 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 ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $22,135 in total penalties.
- How does ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.9.