Establishment profile
INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.
501 FLUID POWER DR., GENEVA, IL, 60134
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 363392489
Summary
INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $10,357 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th 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 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 20 citations in this view · $10,357 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 VI | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 I | 1 | 1 | $525 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C03 VII | 1 | 1 | $420 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 2001 | Feb 2001 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $313 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $313 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $312 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 IC | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2001 | Feb 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
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 24 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 85 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 INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2006 | WORK RULES,HOIST,CAUGHT BETWEEN,STRUCK BY,TANK,CRANE,MACHINE--MISCFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 1 ULP · 3 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-045653 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RD-002608 | Representation election | Feb 2009 | Mar 2009 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RM-001759 | Representation election | Jan 2008 | Apr 2008 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RD-002561 | Representation election | Apr 2007 | Aug 2007 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD 501 FLUID POWER DR. · GENEVA, IL, 60134 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-01-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-11-13 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $2,445 | |
| 2008-08-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $2,625 | |
| 2001-03-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-01-24 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $937 | |
| 2001-01-17 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $350 | |
| 1993-08-04 | Complaint | 10 | 5 | $4,000 |
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 INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. 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 INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
- INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $10,357 in total penalties.
- How does INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.87 compared to an industry average of 2.3.
- Has INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving INDUSTRIAL HARD CHROME LTD..