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CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.

INTERSTATE 70 REST STOP, HIGHLAND, IL, 62249
Operated by Challenge Unlimited · 1 of 5 establishments
561330Professional Employer Organizations
EIN 370805566

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OSHA inspections
1
over 17 years
Violations
3
$788 in penalties
Penalties
$788
$263 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $788 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 257 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, 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

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$788
$263 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $788 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$788Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0411Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Sep 2008Sep 2008

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5613 within IL. Peer group: 257 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 45 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
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
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 CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Challenge Unlimited, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
1

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 Challenge Unlimited 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 · 5 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-128906Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Aug 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-122358Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Mar 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-118672Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Jun 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-118555Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RC-116294Representation electionNov 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-027944Unfair labor practiceJul 2004Sep 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-08-04Complaint31$788

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Challenge Unlimited.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Challenge Unlimited across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Challenge Unlimited, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, 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 Challenge Unlimited, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $787.5 in total penalties.
How does CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC. operates in the professional employer organizations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. CHALLENGE UNLIMITED, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.2.