Establishment profile
CENTRAL INK CORPORATION
1100 HARVESTER ROAD, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185
Operated by Central Ink Corporation
325910 — Printing Ink Manufacturing
EIN 362898076
Summary
CENTRAL INK CORPORATION has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $40,125 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 98 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CENTRAL INK CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% 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 · 24 citations in this view · $40,125 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $10,163 | Jan 1992 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $3,250 | Jan 1992 | Dec 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $2,300 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 2 | 2 | $1,400 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $10,163 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 A | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB2 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 1994 | Jan 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1994 | Jan 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
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 3259 within IL. Peer group: 98 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 100 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 2024
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 29, 2024 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2000 | ROTATING PARTS,ROTATING KNIFE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,LACERATION | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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 CENTRAL INK CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CENTRAL INK CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CENTRAL INK CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 CENTRAL INK CORPORATION. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CENTRAL INK CORP 1100 N HARVESTER RD · WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2025 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CENTRAL INK CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-06 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $20,325 | |
| 2000-11-01 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 1993-12-28 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $3,400 | |
| 1992-06-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-03-05 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-12-09 | Accident | 16 | 12 | $14,900 | |
| 1988-05-19 | 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
CENTRAL INK CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Central Ink Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Central Ink Corporation across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in printing ink manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LASER REPRODUCTIONS, INCORPORATEDSKOKIE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HANDSCHY INDUSTRIES, INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- MODERN PRINTING COLORS, INC.BROADVIEW — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Central Ink Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Printing Ink ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Printing Ink Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CENTRAL INK CORPORATION 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 CENTRAL INK CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- CENTRAL INK CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $40,125 in total penalties.
- How does CENTRAL INK CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- CENTRAL INK CORPORATION operates in the printing ink manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. CENTRAL INK CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 7.11 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has CENTRAL INK CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CENTRAL INK CORPORATION.