Establishment profile
JKS VENTURES INC.
3800 W LAKE ST., MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160
562920 — Materials Recovery Facilities
Summary
JKS VENTURES INC. has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $23,740 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 210 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JKS VENTURES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 22 citations in this view · $23,740 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 2 | 2 | $2,100 | Sep 2007 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,025 | Nov 2001 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,390 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2001 | Nov 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III | 1 | 1 | $600 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C03 VII | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 II | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 5629 within IL. Peer group: 210 employers. This establishment has 30 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 42 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) · May 2020
Most frequent event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2020 | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2011 | CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,BRAKE,PINNED,CONTROL LEVER,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,MOTOR VEHICLEFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 16, 2007 | CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CONVEYOR,FALLFatality | 1 | — | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 JKS VENTURES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JKS VENTURES 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 JKS VENTURES INC.. 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 JKS VENTURES INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JKS VENTURES INC 3800 W LAKE ST · MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | 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 JKS VENTURES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-07-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-03-14 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $5,390 | |
| 2008-04-30 | Follow-up | 2 | 1 | $1,950 | |
| 2007-04-17 | Accident | 23 | 21 | $15,000 | |
| 2001-10-23 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $1,400 |
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 JKS VENTURES 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JKS VENTURES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JKS VENTURES INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $23,740 in total penalties.
- How does JKS VENTURES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JKS VENTURES INC. operates in the materials recovery facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.9. JKS VENTURES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 4.8.
- Has JKS VENTURES INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving JKS VENTURES INC..