Establishment profile
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC
1445 11TH STREET, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085
Operated by Southwire · 1 of 18 establishments
331318 — Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Summary
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $9,557 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 44th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. 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
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $9,557 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $9,557 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3313 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
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 124 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) · Mar 2021
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2021 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Engineering Controls,Finger,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manual Mat Handling,Material Handling,Safety Cage,Safety Device,Traumatic Amputation,Unloading,Wire Drawing Machine | 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 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 SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Southwire, 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 Southwire 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-249163 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2019 | Dec 2019 | 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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC. 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: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHWIRE CO 1401-1445 11TH ST · WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Mar 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 SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The voltage detectors can give a false "no voltage" reading when being used to test live wires for electric current, posing shock, electrocution and burn hazards to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2018-03-15. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-25 | Referral | 1 | — | $9,557 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC is one of 18 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southwire.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southwire across all 18 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other aluminum rolling, drawing, and extruding within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROLLEX CORPORATIONELK GROVE VILLAGE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southwire, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLCHAWESVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANYFLORA, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLCFLORENCE, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLCBREMEN, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLCHEFLIN, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLCCARROLLTON, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, INC.BATTLEBORO, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANYWATKINSVILLE, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLCCARROLLTON, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANYRANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Southwire locationsParent rollup
- Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and ExtrudingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 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 Southwire, which operates 18 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $9,557 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC operates in the other aluminum rolling, drawing, and extruding industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.4.