Establishment profile
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.
111 WEST BUCHANAN STREET, CARTHAGE, IL, 62321
Operated by METHODE ELECTRONICS INC · 1 of 5 establishments
334417 — Electronic Connector Manufacturing
EIN 362090085
Summary
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $12,890 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 78 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
METHODE ELECTRONICS, 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
67% 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 · $12,890 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $1,360 | Feb 1989 | May 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 2 | 2 | $370 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 II | 2 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $6,282 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | May 1995 | May 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $731 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $731 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $731 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $630 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $480 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G01 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1988 | Jul 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3344 within IL. Peer group: 78 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 165 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) · Oct 2018
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingernail(s), nailbed(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught By,Fingertip,Guard | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for METHODE ELECTRONICS, 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 METHODE ELECTRONICS, 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 METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METHODE ELECTRONICS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC 111 W. BUCHANAN ST · CARTHAGE, IL, 62321 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2008 | 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,282 | |
| 1998-06-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-11-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-04-26 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $2,200 | |
| 1995-03-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-01-22 | Referral | 8 | 5 | $2,193 | |
| 1989-01-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $1,005 | |
| 1988-12-20 | Complaint | 10 | 4 | $1,210 | |
| 1988-07-07 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization METHODE ELECTRONICS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of METHODE ELECTRONICS INC across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- METHODE ELECTRONICS INC.CHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- METHODE ELECTRONICS INC.GOLDEN, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- METHODE ELECTRONICS INCWILLINGBORO, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All METHODE ELECTRONICS INC locationsParent rollup
- Electronic Connector ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Electronic Connector Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on METHODE ELECTRONICS, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup METHODE ELECTRONICS INC, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $12,890 in total penalties.
- How does METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. operates in the electronic connector manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.