Establishment profile
FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.
17050 LATHROP AVENUE, HARVEY, IL, 60426
Operated by Fuchs Lubricants Company Harvey
324191 — Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
Summary
FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $45,900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 90 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $45,900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $7,900 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0039 C01 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 |
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 3241 within IL. Peer group: 90 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 305 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) · Dec 2018 – Dec 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2022 | Struck against object or equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO 17050 LATHROP AVE · HARVEY, IL, 60426 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2014 | 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 FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-06 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-02-28 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $13,900 | |
| 2021-07-26 | Complaint | 9 | 7 | $32,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Fuchs Lubricants Company Harvey.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Fuchs Lubricants Company Harvey across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANYSAUGET — 2 federal enforcement records
- AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONSAUGET — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEMTOOL, INC.CRYSTAL LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHEMTOOL INCORPORATEDROCKTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- WARREN OIL MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF IL., L.L.C.MARION — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROCK VALLEY OIL & CHEMICAL COLOVES PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION JOLIET REFINERYJOLIET — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Fuchs Lubricants Company Harvey locationsParent rollup
- Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Petroleum Lubricating Oil in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $45,900 in total penalties.
- How does FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO. operates in the petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.41 compared to an industry average of 1.2.