Establishment profile
SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC
945 W. 38TH ST., CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Operated by Miniat Holdings LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
311225 — Fats and Oils Refining and Blending
EIN 463807821
Summary
SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $20,062 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
57% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $20,062 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F03 III | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $6,985 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $578 | Dec 2002 | Dec 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
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 3112 within IL. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 8 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 130 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) · Aug 2018 – Mar 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Neck and upper extremities | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Struck by propelled object or substance unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2019 | Arm,Burn,Compressed Air,Compressed By,Ear,Groin,Rib,Steam,Steam Cleaner | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Burn,Chest,Face,Hot Cooking Oil,Oil Tank,Shoulder,Valve | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Miniat Holdings LLC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Miniat Holdings LLC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-214405 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2018 | Mar 2018 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-212180 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-207001 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC 945 W 38TH ST · CHICAGO, IL, 60609 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2007 | 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 SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-03 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | |
| 2025-01-14 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-08-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-08-09 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,985 | |
| 2010-11-19 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $2,499 | |
| 2002-10-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $578 | |
| 1983-03-22 | Planned | 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
SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Miniat Holdings LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Miniat Holdings LLC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fats and oils refining and blending within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ACH FOOD COMPANIES, INC.CHAMPAIGN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MAHONEY ENVIRONMENTALJOLIET — 2 federal enforcement records
- STRATAS FOODS, LLCDECATUR — 2 federal enforcement records
- AGRI-FINE CORPORATIONCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ACH FOOD COMPANIES, INC.SUMMIT ARGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- LODERS CROKLAANCHANNAHON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Miniat Holdings LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ED MINIAT LLCSOUTH HOLLAND, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Miniat Holdings LLC locationsParent rollup
- Fats and Oils Refining and BlendingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Fats and Oils in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Miniat Holdings LLC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $20,061.5 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC operates in the fats and oils refining and blending industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. SOUTH CHICAGO PACKING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.29 compared to an industry average of 2.4.