Establishment profile
EMPIRE HARD CHROME
1615 S KOSTNER, CHICAGO, IL, 60623
Operated by Empire Hard Chrome, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Summary
EMPIRE HARD CHROME has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $8,520 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 299 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMPIRE HARD CHROME appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 25 citations in this view · $8,520 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $4,500 | Jul 1981 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 2 | 2 | $570 | Jul 1981 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 2 | 2 | $270 | Dec 1979 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | $180 | Jul 1981 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 VII | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $360 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $270 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $270 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $270 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $270 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 A01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Jul 1981 | Jul 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2005 | Mar 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
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 3328 within IL. Peer group: 299 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 9 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 EMPIRE HARD CHROME. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 EMPIRE HARD CHROME. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EMPIRE HARD CHROME. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EMPIRE HARD CHROME. 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 EMPIRE HARD CHROME. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EMPIRE HARD CHROME. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMPIRE HARD CHROME 1615 S KOSTNER AVE · CHICAGO, IL, 60623 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2019 | 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 EMPIRE HARD CHROME. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-10-18 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | |
| 2008-12-11 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-09 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-01-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-21 | Referral | 21 | 13 | $3,960 | |
| 1985-05-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-07-07 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $360 | |
| 1979-10-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EMPIRE HARD CHROME is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Empire Hard Chrome, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Empire Hard Chrome, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- SWD, INC.ADDISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- WEAR-COTE INTL., INC.ROCK ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED METAL FINISHERS, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- REGAL INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST LLCPEKIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ELECTRONIC PLATING COMPANYCICERO — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERTEAU-LOWELL PLATING WORKS, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PAMARCO GLOBAL GRAPHICS, INC.BATAVIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRECISION PLATING COMPANY, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Empire Hard Chrome, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EMPIRE HARD CHROME, INC.CHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Empire Hard Chrome, Inc locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE HARD CHROME 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 Empire Hard Chrome, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMPIRE HARD CHROME's OSHA violation history?
- EMPIRE HARD CHROME has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $8,520 in total penalties.
- How does EMPIRE HARD CHROME's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMPIRE HARD CHROME operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. EMPIRE HARD CHROME's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.