Establishment profile
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION
5500 WEST 73RD STREET, BEDFORD PARK, IL, 60638
Operated by Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 362338813
Summary
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 51 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $19,730 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 36 citations in this view · $19,730 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 6 | 5 | $13,881 | Sep 1976 | Mar 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 3 | 3 | $1,621 | Oct 1981 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 3 | 3 | $30 | Sep 1976 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H03 | 3 | 3 | — | Sep 1976 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $1,681 | Oct 1981 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $210 | Sep 1976 | Oct 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1981 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1976 | Oct 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1976 | Oct 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,259 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $280 | Oct 1981 | Oct 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | $70 | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M09 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1982 | Nov 1982 |
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 4235 within IL. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 51 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) · Jan 2017 – Feb 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
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 | |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
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) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) 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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAPHAM HICKEY STEEL CORP 5500 W 73RD ST · BEDFORD PARK, IL, 60638 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
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 | |
| 2010-02-24 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-03-19 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $5,670 | |
| 1998-04-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-11-01 | Planned | 11 | 5 | $390 | |
| 1981-09-21 | Planned | 12 | 6 | $910 | |
| 1977-01-31 | 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
Part of a larger organization
LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 51 violations and $19,730 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.