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SIGAN AMERICA, LLC

1111 W MCKINLEY RD, OTTAWA, IL, 61350
325611Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
EIN 421772860

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OSHA inspections
8
over 15 years
Violations
18
$70,680 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SIGAN AMERICA, LLC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $70,680 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 82 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SIGAN AMERICA, LLC 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

Inspections
8
0.5 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
18
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$70,680
$3,927 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $70,680 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$8,100Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$7,700Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0411$7,000May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$5,500Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0334 A0411$5,500Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$5,000May 2016May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X11$4,000Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$3,850Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$3,850Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111$3,465Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,465Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11$3,150Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111$3,150Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,150Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$3,030Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1904.0001 A0211$770Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Aug 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311Dec 2013Dec 2013

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3256 within IL. Peer group: 82 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $4,375
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
8.0
vs industry
+7.1
TRIR
8.0
vs industry
+6.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
7
Referral
1

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 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 2, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 2, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Cleaning,Finger,Gear,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Pulled In1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 SIGAN AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIGAN AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SIGAN AMERICA, LLC. 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 SIGAN AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
10

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SIGAN AMERICA LLC
1111 W MCKINLEY RD · OTTAWA, IL, 61350
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 10
10Apr 2023View →

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 SIGAN AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-05-20Complaint44$15,000
2019-12-30Complaint11$3,030
2019-10-09Referral11$8,100
2019-03-21Complaint0$0
2016-02-24Complaint21$12,000
2015-05-08Complaint22$6,930
2013-10-24Complaint53$16,170
2010-11-08Complaint33$9,450

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIGAN AMERICA, LLC 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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Frequently asked

What is SIGAN AMERICA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
SIGAN AMERICA, LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $70,680 in total penalties.
How does SIGAN AMERICA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
SIGAN AMERICA, LLC operates in the soap and other detergent manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. SIGAN AMERICA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 7.98 compared to an industry average of 0.9.