Establishment profile
GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.
1909 N. CLIFTON AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60614
Operated by General Iron Industries, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $11,994 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 298 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4239 within IL. Peer group: 298 employers. This establishment has 31 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 133 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) · Sep 2017 – Jul 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2017 | Caught In,Drum,Finger | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-11-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-09-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Complaint | 3 | — | $5,704 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-12-01 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-30 | Referral | 11 | 10 | $4,700 | |
| 1979-12-13 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $630 | |
| 1976-10-22 | Complaint | 16 | 1 | $960 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Iron Industries, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Iron Industries, Inc across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
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- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, 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 General Iron Industries, Inc, which operates 5 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.
Frequently asked
- What is GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $11,994 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.65 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC..