Establishment profile
CORNELL FORGE
6666 W. 66TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60638
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 360954330
Summary
CORNELL FORGE has accumulated 76 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $23,345 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 230 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CORNELL FORGE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
81% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3321 within IL. Peer group: 230 employers. This establishment has 76 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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) · Apr 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2017 | Amputated,Finger,Punch Press,Tongs | 1 | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 CORNELL FORGE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CORNELL FORGE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for CORNELL FORGE, 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 CORNELL FORGE locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CORNELL FORGE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CORNELL FORGE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-02-12 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 2007-12-20 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $2,500 | |
| 1998-09-29 | Planned | 19 | 16 | $10,000 | |
| 1998-09-29 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-07-18 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $7,550 | |
| 1994-07-18 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-09-02 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-08-23 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $320 | |
| 1988-05-18 | Planned | 10 | 6 | $1,100 | |
| 1984-02-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-08-12 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-11-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-01-12 | Planned | 10 | — | $210 | |
| 1973-07-24 | Planned | 11 | — | $120 | |
| 1973-01-15 | Planned | 2 | — | $45 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CORNELL FORGE 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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Frequently asked
- What is CORNELL FORGE's OSHA violation history?
- CORNELL FORGE has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 76 violations and $23,345 in total penalties.
- How does CORNELL FORGE's safety record compare to its industry?
- CORNELL FORGE operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. CORNELL FORGE's self-reported DART rate is 8.03 compared to an industry average of 3.3.