Establishment profile
MBL (USA) CORPORATION
601 DAYTON ROAD, OTTAWA, IL, 61350
Operated by Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group
326220 — Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
EIN 362784809
Summary
MBL (USA) CORPORATION has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $62,240 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MBL (USA) CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
65% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · $62,240 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $13,580 | Jun 2003 | May 2020 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $7,200 | Apr 2011 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $5,820 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $5,820 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,780 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,780 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $2,160 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $900 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jun 2003 | Jun 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 V | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
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 in NAICS 3262 within IL. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 200 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) · May 2018 – Jul 2024 · 3 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 24, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Crushed,Fingertip,Nip Point | 1 | — | — | |
| May 24, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Nip Point | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MBL (USA) CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MBL (USA) CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-CA-016287 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2011 | Sep 2011 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 MBL (USA) CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MBL (USA) CORP 601 DAYTON RD. · OTTAWA, IL, 61350 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 2023 | 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 MBL (USA) CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-08-23 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,500 | |
| 2023-03-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-01-14 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-12-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,200 | |
| 2018-06-04 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $11,640 | |
| 2014-12-13 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-10-24 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,160 | |
| 2013-10-24 | Complaint | 8 | 8 | $14,040 | |
| 2011-08-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-11-09 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $8,400 | |
| 2010-11-09 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2007-09-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-04-30 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,400 | |
| 1994-04-25 | Complaint | 2 | — | $500 | |
| 1992-12-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MBL (USA) CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- KANAFLEX CORPORATION OF ILLINOISVERNON HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- MOTION INDUSTRIESWOODRIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMMERAAL BELTECH USASKOKIE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ILPEA INDUSTRIES, INC.GALESBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Mitsuboshi Belting LTD. Group locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MBL (USA) 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MBL (USA) CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- MBL (USA) CORPORATION has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $62,240 in total penalties.
- How does MBL (USA) CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- MBL (USA) CORPORATION operates in the rubber and plastics hoses and belting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. MBL (USA) CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 4.33 compared to an industry average of 1.3.