Establishment profile
BEFESA ZINC US INC.
2701 EAST 114TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60617
331492 — Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Summary
BEFESA ZINC US INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 3 years of recorded history, with $42,627 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 51 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEFESA ZINC US INC. 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 3 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $42,627 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $944 | Dec 2023 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $11,292 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $11,162 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $11,162 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 1 | 1 | $8,067 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 I02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 M03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 V | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 VII A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3314 within IL. Peer group: 51 employers. This establishment has 13 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 61 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) · Jun 2022 – May 2025
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BEFESA ZINC US INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEFESA ZINC US INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for BEFESA ZINC US INC., 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 BEFESA ZINC US INC. 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-360441 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2025 | Apr 2025 | 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 BEFESA ZINC US INC.. 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEFESA ZINC US INC 2701 E 114TH ST · CHICAGO, IL, 60617 | Water | — | 2 | 0 | — | Nov 2024 | View → |
BEFESA ZINC US INC 2701 E. 114TH ST. · CHICAGO, IL, 60617 | AirRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 2 | 3 | — | Aug 2024 | 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 BEFESA ZINC US INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $944 | |
| 2024-10-16 | Referral | 9 | 5 | $19,359 | |
| 2023-10-17 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $22,324 | |
| 2022-08-26 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- MAYCO INDUSTRIES, INC.GRANITE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIPI METALS CORP.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONTINUOUS CAST ALLOYS, LLCROCHELLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECIOUS METAL REFINING SERVICES, INC.WAUCONDA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MID-STATES RECYCLING INC.DES PLAINES — 1 federal enforcement record
- H. KRAMER & CO.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEFESA ZINC US INC. 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 BEFESA ZINC US INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BEFESA ZINC US INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $42,626.5 in total penalties.
- How does BEFESA ZINC US INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BEFESA ZINC US INC. operates in the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. BEFESA ZINC US INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.82 compared to an industry average of 2.1.