Establishment profile
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC.
8301 S. STEWART AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60620
Operated by Ryerson Holding Corp · 1 of 57 establishments
Summary
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $3,700 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,455 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $3,700 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 76,455 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS 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 JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS 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 JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS 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 & SONS 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 & SONS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-05-05 | Referral | 6 | 2 | $2,500 | |
| 1987-06-30 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $1,200 |
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 & SONS 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.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ryerson Holding Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCElk Grove Village, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INCLIVERPOOL, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.CHICAGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONPHILADELPHIA, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONNORTH KANSAS CITY, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.CARNEGIE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.CHICAGO, IL — 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
Related searches
- All Ryerson Holding Corp locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS 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.
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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- What is JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JOSEPH T RYERSON & SONS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $3,700 in total penalties.