Establishment profile
ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.
5601 INDUSTRIAL AVE., LOVES PARK, IL, 61111
332618 — Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 363011784
Summary
ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $5,050 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $5,050 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 IVD | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3326 within IL. Peer group: 111 employers. This establishment has 10 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 97 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) · Sep 2019
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Metal,Partial Amputation,Ram,Spot Welding,Welder,Welding,Welding Electrode | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. 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 ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | |
| 1995-07-20 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $1,050 | |
| 1985-04-03 | Planned | 1 | — | $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 ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO. 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 ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $5,050 in total penalties.
- How does ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO. operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. ROCKFORD SPECIALTIES CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.1 compared to an industry average of 1.8.