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CHEM PROCESSING, INC.

3910 LINDEN OAKS, ROCKFORD, IL, 61109
332813Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

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OSHA inspections
4
over 29 years
Violations
3
$6,235 in penalties
Penalties
$6,235
$2,078 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CHEM PROCESSING, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $6,235 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 303 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CHEM PROCESSING, INC. 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$6,235
$2,078 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $6,235 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$5,500Aug 2019Aug 2019
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$370Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$365Nov 1996Nov 1996

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

35th

Below average violations in NAICS 3328 within IL. Peer group: 303 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $2,835
Inspection frequency
73rd
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
1.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 93 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
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.9
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
1
Complaint
2
Referral
1

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) · Mar 2015 – Mar 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 13, 2019Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissueHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 5, 2015Fall on same level due to slippingFoot (feet) and ankle(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 13, 2019Burn,Caught In,Caustic,Cleaning,Hand,Solution,Water,Work Rules11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 CHEM PROCESSING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHEM PROCESSING, 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 CHEM PROCESSING, INC.. 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 CHEM PROCESSING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
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
CHEM PROCESSING INC
3910 LINDEN OAKS DRIVE · ROCKFORD, IL, 61109
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified20Nov 2024View →

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)

DOT number
425991
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$242K
Awards
23
Top agency
Department of Defense
$233K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$233K
Department of Justice$8K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332813 - ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Last action: 2018-09-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-10-03Complaint0$0
2019-03-20Referral11$5,500
2014-03-17Planned0$0
1996-10-23Complaint22$735

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 CHEM PROCESSING, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 CHEM PROCESSING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CHEM PROCESSING, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $6,235 in total penalties.
How does CHEM PROCESSING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CHEM PROCESSING, INC. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. CHEM PROCESSING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.97 compared to an industry average of 2.3.