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SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.

4900 S. KILBOURN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
332439Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 363351701

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OSHA inspections
5
over 40 years
Violations
11
$28,464 in penalties
Penalties
$28,464
$2,588 avg
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 · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $28,464 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC. 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
11
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$28,464
$2,588 avg / violation
18% serious82% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

60% 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 · 11 citations in this view · $28,464 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$9,100Sep 2015May 2021
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$6,224Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.0137 C02 VIII11$5,000Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.1048 N0111$2,100Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.1048 D0211$2,100Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$1,680Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 I11$1,260Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$1,000May 2021May 2021
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 III11Sep 2015Sep 2015

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

66th

Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within IL. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $4,110
Inspection frequency
80th
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
1.0
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
5.7
vs industry
+0.7

Reported for 116 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.7
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

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Referral
2
Follow-up
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) · Aug 2016 – Aug 2017

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts

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
Aug 30, 2017Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetNonclassifiableHospitalized
Aug 13, 2016Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 voltsBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
Feb 12, 2021Automatic Machine,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Crushed,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Machine Guarding1

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, 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 SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, 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 SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
3
EPA penalties
$10,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

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 · $10,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES INC
4900 S KILBOURN AVE · CHICAGO, IL, 60632
AirRCRAViolation
QNCR 12
13$10,000Jun 2022View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$32K
Obligated (all-time)
$725K
Awards
79
Top agency
Department of Defense
$654K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$654K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$52K
Department of Homeland Security$20K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332439 - OTHER METAL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-06-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-03-31Follow-up0$0
2021-02-18Referral21$8,000
2016-08-17Referral31$11,224
2015-04-24Complaint6$9,240
1985-09-10Planned0$0

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 SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, 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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Frequently asked

What is SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $28,464 in total penalties.
How does SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the other metal container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. SKOLNIK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.96 compared to an industry average of 2.6.