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BOURN & KOCH, INC.

2500 KISHWAUKEE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL, 61104
333249Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 362827595

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OSHA inspections
6
over 20 years
Violations
36
$11,640 in penalties
Penalties
$11,640
$323 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BOURN & KOCH, INC. has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $11,640 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BOURN & KOCH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
6
0.3 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
36
1.8 / yr
Penalties
$11,640
$323 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 6

83% 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 · $11,640 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0122$1,000Jun 2006May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$802Jun 2006May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0122Jun 2006May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$2,200Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$1,500May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0611$858Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0911$858Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$613May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$613Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$613Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111$490Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$490Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 III11$368Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$368Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$312Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$312Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$245May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0111May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411Apr 2016Apr 2016

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3332 within IL. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $3,515
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
2.6
vs industry
+1.5
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
+0.2

Reported for 81 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
5
Referral
1

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 BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.46x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOURN & KOCH, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$288K
Obligated (all-time)
$10.6M
Awards
94
Top agency
Department of Defense
$10.6M
Company-wide — BOURN & KOCH, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$288K
Obligated (all-time)
$10.6M
Awards (all-time)
95

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$10.6M
Department of the Interior$16K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333512 - MACHINE TOOL (METAL CUTTING TYPES) MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-02-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-04-21Referral55$2,500
2016-04-07Complaint51$2,200
2009-04-09Complaint0$0
2009-04-09Complaint32$1,348
2006-03-03Complaint96$2,083
2006-03-03Complaint1411$3,509

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 BOURN & KOCH, 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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Frequently asked

What is BOURN & KOCH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BOURN & KOCH, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $11,639.5 in total penalties.
How does BOURN & KOCH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BOURN & KOCH, INC. operates in the other industrial machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. BOURN & KOCH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.58 compared to an industry average of 1.1.