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INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.

1600 N. 25TH AVE., MELROSE PARK, IL, 60161
Operated by Interlake Mecalux · 1 of 3 establishments
332313Plate Work Manufacturing
EIN 364364378

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OSHA inspections
7
over 14 years
Violations
38
$117,130 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC. has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $117,130 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 530 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
7
0.5 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
38
2.7 / yr
Penalties
$117,130
$3,082 avg / violation
61% serious39% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 24 citations in this view · $109,795 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III33$30,180May 2012Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$26,600Apr 2014Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0222$1,650Apr 2014Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$7,000Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 IV11$3,500Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$3,500Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$3,500Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$3,500Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$3,500Jan 2014Jan 2014
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$3,500May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$3,300Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0311$2,800May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 III11$2,600Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$2,500Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11$2,380May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11$2,100Jan 2014Jan 2014
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$2,100Jan 2014Jan 2014
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II11$1,900Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11$1,900Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$1,785Jan 2014Jan 2014

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within IL. Peer group: 530 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $3,462
Inspection frequency
92nd
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
1.9
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
3.7
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 504 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
6

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) · Jul 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 13, 2017Fall on same level, unspecifiedElbow(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Interlake Mecalux, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
3

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 Interlake Mecalux 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.). 7 cases · 4 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-238923Unfair labor practiceApr 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-235773Representation electionFeb 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-234153Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Feb 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-231662Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-231592Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-180265Representation electionJul 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-155582Representation electionJul 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-11-16Complaint2$26,100
2015-06-11Complaint1$23,100
2014-05-12Monitoring0$0
2013-10-09Complaint95$15,085
2013-10-09Complaint1913$40,000
2012-03-29Complaint22$6,300
2012-03-29Complaint53$6,545

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Interlake Mecalux.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Interlake Mecalux across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in plate work manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INTERLAKE MECALUX, 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 Interlake Mecalux, which operates 3 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.

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Frequently asked

What is INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $117,130 in total penalties.
How does INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC. operates in the plate work manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. INTERLAKE MECALUX, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.87 compared to an industry average of 1.9.