O & K AMERICAN CORP is a steel wire drawing employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 6 violations and $13,845 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
O & K AMERICAN CORP
4630 WEST 55TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Parent: O&k American Corp. (2 locations)
331222 — Top companies in Steel Wire Drawing
EIN: 363550123
65 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
O & K AMERICAN CORP is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization O&k American Corp..
Federal enforcement records on O & K AMERICAN CORP represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of O&k American Corp. across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by O&k American Corp.
- O AND K AMERICAN CORP - SEYMOUR PLANT — SEYMOUR, IN — 1 federal record
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Industry context
Within the steel wire drawing industry in IL, O & K AMERICAN CORP ranks in the 81th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 140 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 85th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.3 for the steel wire drawing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.9. O & K AMERICAN CORP's self-reported DART rate is 4.61, which is above the industry average.
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- What is O & K AMERICAN CORP's OSHA violation history?
- O & K AMERICAN CORP has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $13,845 in total penalties.
- How does O & K AMERICAN CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- O & K AMERICAN CORP operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. O & K AMERICAN CORP's self-reported DART rate is 4.61 compared to an industry average of 2.9.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on O & K AMERICAN CORP of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. O & K AMERICAN CORP resolves to the parent rollup O&k American Corp., which operates 2 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for O & K AMERICAN CORP include 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if O & K AMERICAN CORPoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.