Establishment profile
BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.
2424 WISCONSIN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515
Operated by Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
Summary
BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $360 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,453 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 39 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC. 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $360 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jun 1981 | Jun 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jun 1981 | Jun 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1981 | May 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 V | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1978 | Apr 1978 |
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 most other employers. Peer group: 76,453 employers. This establishment has 15 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 256 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.
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 BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 39+ years. Most recent activity: 39 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 BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation, 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 Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-313336 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-286699 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2021 | Jan 2024 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-279502 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2021 | Aug 2021 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-275823 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2021 | May 2021 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-041441 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2003 | Nov 2003 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-041418 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2003 | Jul 2005 | 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 BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING CO 2424 WISCONSIN AVE · DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515 | RCRA | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-03-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-04-28 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $120 | |
| 1978-10-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-03-31 | Complaint | 6 | 5 | $240 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BISON GEAR & ENGINEERING CORPDowners Grove, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BISON GEAR AND ENGINEERING, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $360 in total penalties.