Establishment profile
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION
5500 WEST 73RD STREET, BEDFORD PARK, IL, 60638
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 362338813
Summary
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $12,760 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4235 within IL. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 19 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 213 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) · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Most frequent event: Struck by other falling object 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. 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 LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $11,500 | |
| 2021-12-01 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-03-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-04-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-09-15 | Planned | 18 | 2 | $1,260 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION 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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Frequently asked
- What is LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $12,760 in total penalties.
- How does LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.51 compared to an industry average of 2.5.