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CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY

844 EAST JACKSON ST., BELVIDERE, IL, 61008
Operated by Molex, Inc
326299All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
EIN 360885070

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OSHA inspections
16
over 52 years
Violations
86
$37,012 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY has accumulated 86 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $37,012 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
16
0.3 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
86
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$37,012
$430 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 16

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 42 citations in this view · $28,895 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 B44$1,788Oct 1973Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0144Jul 1987Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0233$2,345May 1976Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0433$920Oct 1973Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0233$340May 1976May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$90Oct 1973Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$1,538May 2000Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$1,350Jul 1987May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$815May 1976Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0107 D0221$675Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0176 B22$180May 1976Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22$155May 1976Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II22$115May 1976Jul 1987
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22Jul 1987Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$7,000Mar 2015Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0216 F0211$4,000Mar 2015Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 III11$4,000Mar 2015Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,575Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,260May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$750Apr 2007Apr 2007

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 3262 within IL. Peer group: 69 employers. This establishment has 86 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $3,780
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
3.8
vs industry
+2.4
TRIR
7.6
vs industry
+5.2

Reported for 24 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.6
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

Planned
6
Complaint
7
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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 CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY. 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 RUBBER COMPANY. 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 RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CENTRAL RUBBER CO
844 EAST JACKSON STREET · BELVIDERE, IL, 61008
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified10Jul 2021View →

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 CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-11-12Referral1$0
2014-11-05Complaint65$17,000
2007-04-03Planned55$2,250
2007-04-03Planned54$1,875
2000-04-10Planned44$1,457
2000-04-10Planned43$3,465
1991-09-11Follow-up0$0
1991-04-09Complaint53$2,700
1991-02-14Complaint98$2,470
1987-06-04Planned135$810
1977-06-14Complaint2$0
1976-06-09Complaint0$0
1976-05-04Follow-up0$0
1976-04-12Complaint263$4,910
1974-07-03Complaint0$0
1973-10-12Planned6$75

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Molex, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Molex, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY 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 CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 86 violations and $37,011.7 in total penalties.
How does CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY operates in the all other rubber product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. CENTRAL RUBBER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.82 compared to an industry average of 1.4.