Establishment profile
ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5492 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, CHICAGO, IL, 60630
332812 — Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Summary
ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD. has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $96,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 301 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
ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 27 citations in this view · $90,350 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 3 | $2,400 | Jul 1992 | Aug 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 2 | 2 | $9,250 | Aug 1999 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 2 | 2 | $3,126 | Aug 1999 | Dec 2016 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $2,400 | Sep 1999 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $700 | Aug 1999 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1992 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 I A | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 K01 I A | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 H01 | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 C | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | $8,500 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,058 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $4,058 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $4,058 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,900 | Jan 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $2,900 | Jan 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Sep 1999 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Sep 1999 | Sep 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
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: 301 employers. This establishment has 66 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 92 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) · Dec 2019 – Oct 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 23, 2023 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 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 ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.. 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 ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ORION INDUSTRIES LTD 5170 N. W. HWY. · CHICAGO, IL, 60630 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Complaint | 10 | 7 | $16,300 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Complaint | 20 | 19 | $59,500 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $5,800 | |
| 1999-04-15 | Referral | 10 | 9 | $7,300 | |
| 1999-04-15 | Referral | 11 | 9 | $3,650 | |
| 1993-06-03 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $3,400 | |
| 1992-04-22 | Complaint | 6 | — | $700 | |
| 1983-06-08 | 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 ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD. 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 ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
- ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $96,650 in total penalties.
- How does ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD. operates in the metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. ORION INDUSTRIES, LTD.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.03 compared to an industry average of 3.1.