Establishment profile
K & K IRON WORKS, INC.
35TH & HALSTED, CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Operated by K & K Iron Works LLC · 1 of 13 establishments
238120 — Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Summary
K & K IRON WORKS, INC. has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $10,360 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17,105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
K & K IRON WORKS, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $10,360 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,150 | Feb 1995 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,050 | Feb 1995 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0756 A01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $875 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 IV | 1 | 1 | $525 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $525 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0760 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
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 2381 within IL. Peer group: 17,105 employers. This establishment has 26 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 80 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 K & K IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 K & K IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for K & K IRON WORKS, 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 K & K IRON WORKS, 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 K & K IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for K & K IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K&K IRON WORKS 3123 S CALIFORNIA · CHICAGO, IL, 60608 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 K & K IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-09 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $875 | |
| 2005-09-28 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $1,050 | |
| 2000-02-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-01-11 | Planned | 19 | 13 | $8,435 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
K & K IRON WORKS, INC. is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization K & K Iron Works LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of K & K Iron Works LLC across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in structural steel and precast concrete contractors within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.WILMINGTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.CHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS INC.ROCKFORD — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.BLOOMINGTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.PEORIA — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.MACHESNEY PARK — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.LIBERTYVILLE — 3 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.CHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- Area Erectors Inc.WHEATON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AREA ERECTORS, INC.FARMINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by K & K Iron Works LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC.CHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC.DOWNERS GROVE, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC.MC COOK, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC.ELMHURST, IL — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All K & K Iron Works LLC locationsParent rollup
- Structural Steel and Precast Concrete ContractorsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Structural Steel and in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on K & K IRON WORKS, 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 K & K Iron Works LLC, which operates 13 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is K & K IRON WORKS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $10,360 in total penalties.
- How does K & K IRON WORKS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- K & K IRON WORKS, INC. operates in the structural steel and precast concrete contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. K & K IRON WORKS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.06 compared to an industry average of 1.3.