Establishment profile
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.
678 WINTHROP AVENUE, ADDISON, IL, 60101
Operated by CURTISS WRIGHT CORP · 1 of 60 establishments
332811 — Metal Heat Treating
EIN 130612970
Summary
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. has accumulated 62 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $48,728 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 299 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
57% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $45,053 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $9,700 | Jun 1992 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $3,750 | Feb 2008 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $870 | Mar 1985 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Jun 1992 | Apr 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Mar 1985 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | $525 | Mar 1985 | Apr 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A03 | 2 | 2 | $420 | Apr 1996 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1985 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II A | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $6,800 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A09 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 E | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I07 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A07 | 1 | 1 | $950 | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D03 | 1 | 1 | $950 | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $850 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
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 3328 within IL. Peer group: 299 employers. This establishment has 62 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for CURTISS WRIGHT CORP, 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 CURTISS WRIGHT CORP 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.). 13 cases · 8 ULP · 3 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-RC-343418 | Representation election | May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RD-315870 | Representation election | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-UD-301190 | UD | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-UD-295058 | UD | May 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-086242 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-046506 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2011 | Aug 2011 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-045929 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2010 | Jun 2010 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-044419 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2007 | Apr 2008 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-044409 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2007 | Dec 2007 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-044009 | Unfair labor practice | May 2007 | Aug 2007 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-043699 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2006 | Dec 2006 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-043630 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2006 | Nov 2006 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-RC-021406 | Representation election | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY 678 WEST WINTHROP AVENUE · ADDISON, IL, 60101 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 1993 | View → |
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LLC 689 WINTHROP AVE · ADDISON, IL, 60101 | Air | 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 METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-12-12 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $13,800 | |
| 2012-05-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-06-02 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $7,800 | |
| 2008-01-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-12-13 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $10,750 | |
| 2006-09-11 | Complaint | 9 | 9 | $7,388 | |
| 1997-01-31 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-04-02 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $1,470 | |
| 1992-06-10 | Complaint | 14 | 9 | $5,830 | |
| 1992-06-10 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,510 | |
| 1985-02-07 | Planned | 13 | 3 | $180 | |
| 1983-03-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-12-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. is one of 60 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CURTISS WRIGHT CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CURTISS WRIGHT CORP across all 60 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal heat treating within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BEALL MANUFACTURING, INCEAST ALTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- HI-TEMPNORTHLAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- IPSEN INTERNATIONAL, INC.CHERRY VALLEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- BODYCOTE THERMAL PROCESSING, INC.MELROSE PARK — 2 federal enforcement records
- TC INDUSTRIES, INC.CRYSTAL LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- YALE POLISHERS & PLATERS, INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- HUDAPACK METAL TREATING OF ILLINOIS, INC.GLENDALE HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- METALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONCAROL STREAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- HI TEMP NORTHLAKE LLCNORTHLAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by CURTISS WRIGHT CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- METAL IMPROVEMENT LLCNORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- METAL IMPROVEMENT CO., INC.LIVERMORE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- METAL IMPROVEMENT INC.WICHITA, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANYFREMONT, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLCWINDSOR, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COE FARMINGDALE, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, INC.CHARLOTTE, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LLCMILWAUKIE, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT CO., LLCWICHITA, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLCTWINSBURG, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All CURTISS WRIGHT CORP locationsParent rollup
- Metal Heat TreatingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Heat Treating in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. 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 CURTISS WRIGHT CORP, which operates 60 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 62 violations and $48,727.5 in total penalties.
- How does METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC. operates in the metal heat treating industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.6.