Establishment profile
CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.
1675 GLEN ELLYN RD., GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL, 60139
EIN 362078465
Summary
CHICAGO BLOWER CORP. has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $18,730 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 83 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHICAGO BLOWER CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
75% 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 · $18,730 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,550 | Jul 1998 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $980 | Nov 1989 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 2 | 2 | $800 | Sep 1989 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B03 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F03 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1998 | Jan 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1998 | Jan 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1998 | Jan 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1998 | Jan 1998 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3334 within IL. Peer group: 83 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 110 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) · Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2019 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2019 | Adjust,Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Fingertip,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Reach,Reaching,Saw,Sawblade,Sawyer,Struck Against,Traumatic Amputation,Water Hose,Work Rules | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for CHICAGO BLOWER CORP., not this location alone
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 CHICAGO BLOWER CORP. 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-043206 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2006 | Mar 2006 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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
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 CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHICAGO BLOWER CORP 1675 GLEN ELLYN RD. · GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL, 60139 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2016 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseCUSTOM RADOME BLOWER ASSEMBLIEScontract · Last action 2017-09-19$7,696
- Department of DefenseFAN BLOWER ASSEMBLYcontract · Last action 2009-06-10$3,848
- Department of DefenseN421589307N304contract · Last action 2010-08-11$3,562
- Department of DefenseN421588185N102contract · Last action 2008-08-29$3,071
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333412 - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAN AND BLOWER MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-09-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-20 | Referral | 1 | — | $3,500 | |
| 2008-11-19 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $6,400 | |
| 1999-12-17 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $700 | |
| 1999-12-17 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $5,900 | |
| 1999-04-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-12 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | |
| 1998-01-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-11-21 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-02-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-08-16 | Complaint | 5 | 1 | $480 | |
| 1989-08-16 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
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 CHICAGO BLOWER CORP. 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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- What is CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHICAGO BLOWER CORP. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $18,730 in total penalties.