Establishment profile
GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING
2108 W. FULTON ST., CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Summary
GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $850 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,453 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
14% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $850 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 H01 II | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 H01 V | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $125 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $75 | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 C03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 H01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
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. Peer group: 76,453 employers. This establishment has 14 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 19 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.
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 GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 SURFACE HARDENING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING. 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 SURFACE HARDENING. 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 GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING 2108 W FULTON · CHICAGO, IL, 60612 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2024 | 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 GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-08-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-02-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-12 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-04 | Planned | 14 | 10 | $850 | |
| 1982-10-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING 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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- GENERAL SURFACE HARDENING has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $850 in total penalties.