Establishment profile
JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.
720 EAST 111TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60628
Operated by Ryerson Holding Corp · 1 of 57 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $20,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 62nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 73rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $20,650 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $17,500 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 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
Above average violations in NAICS 4235 within IL. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 5 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 433 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 JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Ryerson Holding Corp, 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 Ryerson Holding Corp 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 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-037506 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 1999 | Feb 2003 | 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 JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-12 | Referral | 1 | — | $17,500 | |
| 2007-03-27 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $3,150 | |
| 1998-03-27 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC. is one of 57 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ryerson Holding Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ryerson Holding Corp across all 57 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ryerson Holding Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONNORTH KANSAS CITY, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.CHICAGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCElk Grove Village, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONPHILADELPHIA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.CARNEGIE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCLIVERPOOL, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCDayton, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC. DBA RYERSON TULLCINCINNATI, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCPORTLAND, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INCOCarnegie, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Ryerson Holding Corp locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, 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 Ryerson Holding Corp, which operates 57 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $20,650 in total penalties.
- How does JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.42 compared to an industry average of 2.5.