Establishment profile
LEMFCO, INC.
100 S. COMMERCE STREET, GALENA, IL, 61036
331511 — Iron Foundries
EIN 362713430
Summary
LEMFCO, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $11,475 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 172 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LEMFCO, 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, 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
71% 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 · 24 citations in this view · $11,475 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,820 | Feb 1988 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $675 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $350 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Apr 1988 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 A03 VII | 1 | 1 | $400 | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 A13 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $250 | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
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 3315 within IL. Peer group: 172 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 20 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 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2015 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 LEMFCO, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LEMFCO, 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 LEMFCO, 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 LEMFCO, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LEMFCO, 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEMFCO INC 100 S. COMMERCE ST. · GALENA, IL, 61036 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2007 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-29 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $3,520 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $3,920 | |
| 2014-03-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-01-22 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $1,575 | |
| 1988-02-25 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $210 | |
| 1988-01-12 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $2,250 | |
| 1982-07-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LEMFCO, INC. 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 LEMFCO, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- LEMFCO, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $11,475 in total penalties.
- How does LEMFCO, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- LEMFCO, INC. operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. LEMFCO, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.