Establishment profile
PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC.
1846 MINER STREET, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016
Summary
PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $5,248 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 22 citations in this view · $5,248 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $550 | Dec 1988 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1979 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 D | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
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 3322 within IL. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 60 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 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, 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 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, 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 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRECISION INSTRUMENTS INC 1846 MINER ST · DES PLAINES, IL, 60016 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2015 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-05-22 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $3,000 | |
| 2001-03-21 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $438 | |
| 1992-08-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-06-07 | Complaint | 10 | 6 | $1,610 | |
| 1988-12-16 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $200 | |
| 1982-03-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-03-30 | Complaint | 3 | — | $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 PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, 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.
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- What is PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $5,247.5 in total penalties.