Establishment profile
ECOLAB INC.
3001 CHANNAHON RD., JOLIET, IL, 60435
Operated by ECOLAB INC · 1 of 100 establishments
325611 — Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
EIN 410231510
Summary
ECOLAB INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 12 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 56th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 82 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ECOLAB INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $7,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
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 3256 within IL. Peer group: 82 employers. This establishment has 4 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 188 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 ECOLAB INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 442 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Oct 2014 | 1 | 442 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 442 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2014 – Oct 2014 | Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing | FMLA | 442 | 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 ECOLAB INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for ECOLAB INC, 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 ECOLAB INC 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-043611 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2006 | Oct 2006 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-042323 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2004 | Mar 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-042300 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2004 | Aug 2005 | 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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ECOLAB INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ECOLAB INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ECOLAB INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-18 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $7,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ECOLAB INC. is one of 100 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ECOLAB INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ECOLAB INC across all 100 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in soap and other detergent manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ECOLAB INC.JOLIET — 3 federal enforcement records
- NYCO PRODUCTS COMPANYCOUNTRYSIDE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECP INCORPORATEDWOODRIDGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DIAL CORPORATIONMONTGOMERY — 2 federal enforcement records
- CYGNUS CORPORATIONCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- VVF ILLINOIS SERVICES, LLCMONTGOMERY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIGAN AMERICA, LLCOTTAWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DHALIWAL LABS ILLINOIS, LLCBEDFORD PARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- MCINTYRE GROUP, LTD.UNIVERSITY PARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- VENUS LABORATORIES, INC.WOOD DALE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ECOLAB INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ECOLAB INC.JOLIET, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB, INC.MCDONOUGH, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB, INC.AVENEL, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLABHEBRON, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB INC.GREENSBORO, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLABINDUSTRY, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB, INC.ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB, INC.GARLAND, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB INCROSCOE, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECOLAB INCHUNTINGTON, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All ECOLAB INC locationsParent rollup
- Soap and Other Detergent ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Soap and Other in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ECOLAB 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ECOLAB INC, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ECOLAB INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ECOLAB INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $7,000 in total penalties.
- How does ECOLAB INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ECOLAB INC. operates in the soap and other detergent manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. ECOLAB INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.