Establishment profile
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.
40W267 KESLINGER ROAD, LAFOX, IL, 60147
Operated by RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD · 1 of 6 establishments
423690 — Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 362096643
Summary
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $2,520 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 41 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 22 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $2,520 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,260 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
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 4236 within IL. Peer group: 41 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 242 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 RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 22+ years. Most recent activity: 22 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 RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS 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 RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS 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 RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS 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: 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 · $60,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD PO BOX 393 · LA FOX, IL, 60147 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 2 | 1 | $60,000 | Apr 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334419 - OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-05-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-18 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $2,520 | |
| 2001-04-11 | Complaint | 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
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other electronic parts and equipment merchant wholesalers within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- STEINER ELECTRIC COMPANYELK GROVE VILLAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- HUTTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.JOLIET — 1 federal enforcement record
- LECTRO COMPONENTS, INC.CAROL STREAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SYNNEX CORPORATIONGLENDALE HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- REXX BATTERY COMPANYSPRINGFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RICHARDSON MILLING, INC.SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE — 3 federal enforcement records
- RICHARDSON INTERNATIONAL BUILDHarmony, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTDFranklin Park, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD locationsParent rollup
- Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Other Electronic Parts in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
- RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $2,520 in total penalties.
- How does RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD. operates in the other electronic parts and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.88 compared to an industry average of 0.6.