Establishment profile
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO
5400 CLINE AVE, EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312
Operated by City of East Chicago · 1 of 4 establishments
Summary
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO has accumulated 71 OSHA violations across 32 inspections over 42 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,560 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 17 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 · 57 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 6 | 6 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 6 | 6 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 4 | 4 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 4 | 4 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 4 | 4 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 4 | 4 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 3 | 3 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 3 | 3 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 3 | 3 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 4000.402 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 0989 within IN. Peer group: 59,560 employers. This establishment has 71 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2008 – Jun 2008 | Other Local Governmental Facilities | — | — | 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 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. 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 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO 5400 CLINE AVE · EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2006 | 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 CITY OF EAST CHICAGO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCITY OF EAST CHICAGOcontract · Last action 2010-08-24$34,700
- Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionEAST CHICAGO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONcontract · Last action 2012-08-22$31,550
- Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNEW CONTRACTcontract · Last action 2010-01-12$1,000
- Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionEAST CHICAGO HUMAN RIGHTS COMM.contract · Last action 2008-04-03$-150
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 813311 - HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. Last action: 2012-08-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 12 | 9 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Follow-up | 2 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-01-09 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CITY OF EAST CHICAGO is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of East Chicago.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of East Chicago across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TOWN OF LAGRANGELagrange — 2 federal enforcement records
- WARRICK COUNTYBOONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by City of East Chicago, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITY OF EAST CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENTEAST CHICAGO, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All City of East Chicago locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 098All employers in this industry
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in INIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF EAST CHICAGO 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 City of East Chicago, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is CITY OF EAST CHICAGO's OSHA violation history?
- CITY OF EAST CHICAGO has 32 OSHA inspections on record with 71 violations and $0 in total penalties.