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METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC.

678 WINTHROP AVENUE, ADDISON, IL, 60101
Operated by CURTISS WRIGHT CORP · 1 of 60 establishments
332811Metal Heat Treating
EIN 130612970

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OSHA inspections
14
over 44 years
Violations
62
$48,728 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

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

Inspections
14
0.3 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
62
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$48,728
$786 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 14

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$9,700Jun 1992Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$3,750Feb 2008Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$870Mar 1985Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$750Jun 1992Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$750Mar 1985Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22$525Mar 1985Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0322$420Apr 1996May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I22Mar 1985Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II A11$7,000May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0111$6,800May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$3,000Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$2,500Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0911$1,800Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0333 C0211$1,250Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 E11$1,063Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$1,063Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 I0711$1,063Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0094 A0711$950Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0311$950Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$850Jan 2007Jan 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

98th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,730
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.6
TRIR
6.0
vs industry
+2.7

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
3
Complaint
8
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

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

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
3

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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-RC-343418Representation electionMay 2024Jun 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RD-315870Representation electionApr 2023May 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-UD-301190UDAug 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-UD-295058UDMay 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-086242Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-046506Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Aug 2011ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045929Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044419Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Apr 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044409Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Dec 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044009Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Aug 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043699Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Dec 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-043630Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Nov 2006ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-021406Representation electionOct 2005Oct 2005ClosedRegion 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
678 WEST WINTHROP AVENUE · ADDISON, IL, 60101
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00May 1993View →
METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY LLC
689 WINTHROP AVE · ADDISON, IL, 60101
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Company-wide — CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION (across 85 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$465.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.3B
Awards (all-time)
5,898

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-12-12Complaint0$0
2023-12-12Complaint53$13,800
2012-05-16Follow-up0$0
2011-06-02Complaint43$7,800
2008-01-29Referral0$0
2007-12-13Complaint74$10,750
2006-09-11Complaint99$7,388
1997-01-31Follow-up0$0
1996-04-02Complaint86$1,470
1992-06-10Complaint149$5,830
1992-06-10Complaint22$1,510
1985-02-07Planned133$180
1983-03-24Planned0$0
1981-12-18Planned0$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

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Other locations under this parent

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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.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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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.