Establishment profile
JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.
31ST STREET MARINA, CHICAGO, IL, 60616
237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
EIN 361456400
Summary
JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $2,900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,506 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
22% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $2,900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0502 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B08 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 E01 IV | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 2373 within IL. Peer group: 1,506 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 112 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 2024
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat outdoor
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO., 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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. 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.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-RC-021769 | Representation election | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 | 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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseTAS::96 3135::TAS ARRA::YES::ARRA CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK GATES REPLACEMENT PROJECTcontract · Last action 2014-03-25$17,669,603
- Department of DefenseROCK EXCAVATIONcontract · Last action 2011-08-25$14,943,602
- Department of Defense200409!AA0215!1700!C8950 !NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COM!N6895003C0014 !A!N! !N! ! !20040421!20070207!006931331!006931331!130872773!N!JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO !1737 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE!CHICAGO !IL!60616!31175!097!17!GREAT LAKES !LAKE !ILLINOIS !+000013235000!N!N!000082272300!Y199!OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS !C2 !CONSTRUCTION !000 !* !236220!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !B! !A!N!J!2!005!B! !D!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !Z!Z!A!A!000!A!C!Y! !N! ! !1725!N68950!0001! !contract · Last action 2008-08-18$-7,934
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 237990 - OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2014-03-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-12-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $2,500 | |
| 2006-10-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-06-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-05-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-10-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-06-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-12-03 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $400 |
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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION 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 JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $2,900 in total penalties.
- How does JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO. operates in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. JAMES MCHUGH CONSTRUCTION CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.66 compared to an industry average of 1.5.