Establishment profile
CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,
1501 S. 55TH CT., CICERO, IL, 60804
333612 — Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
Summary
CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC., has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $12,350 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC., appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
75% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $12,350 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 2 | 2 | $7,450 | Oct 2012 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F04 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3336 within IL. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 8 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 50 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2008 – Nov 2008 | Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. 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 CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. 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 CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO 1501 S 55TH CT · CICERO, IL, 60804 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-08 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2014-02-04 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-06-20 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $7,350 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
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- AVON GEAR & ENGINEERING CO.LAGRANGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- OVERTON CHICAGO GEAR CORPORATIONCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SCHAFER GEAR WORKS ROCKFORD, LLCROCKFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- WINERGY DRIVE SYSTEMS CORP.ELGIN — 1 federal enforcement record
- GAM ENTERPRISES INC. DBA GAM GEAR, LLCMOUNT PROSPECT — 1 federal enforcement record
- CUSTOM GEAR & MACHINE, INC.ROSCOE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GLOBAL GEAR LLCDOWNERS GROVE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,'s OSHA violation history?
- CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC., has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $12,350 in total penalties.
- How does CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC., operates in the speed changer, industrial high-speed drive, and gear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. CIRCLE GEAR & MACHINE CO. INC.,'s self-reported DART rate is 1.98 compared to an industry average of 0.7.