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SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION

135 W LAKE STREET, NORTHLAKE, IL, 60164
Operated by Sun Chemical · 1 of 32 establishments
325130Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 44 years
Violations
18
$30,100 in penalties
Penalties
$30,100
$1,672 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $30,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 117 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
18
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$30,100
$1,672 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $30,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$5,914Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$4,681Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II11$4,405Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,500Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$3,500Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 III11$2,500May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$2,500Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0511$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$700Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$400Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0119 O0411Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 IX11May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0211Aug 1989Aug 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0111Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0711Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0311Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0611Feb 1984Feb 1984

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3251 within IL. Peer group: 117 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $3,400
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.7
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
2.2
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 230 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.2
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
2
Complaint
3
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Sun Chemical, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
3

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 Sun Chemical 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.). 11 cases · 8 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-385865Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-379894Unfair labor practiceJan 2026Feb 2026ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-367211Unfair labor practiceJun 2025Feb 2026ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
25-CA-288247Unfair labor practiceDec 2021Sep 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-286058Unfair labor practiceNov 2021Sep 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-284138Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Mar 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-279290Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Sep 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-277054Representation electionMay 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-270209Representation electionDec 2020May 2021ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-RC-128869Representation electionMay 2014Jun 2014ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
13-CA-040137Unfair labor practiceApr 2002Aug 2002ClosedRegion 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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
1

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
SUN CHEMICAL CORP
135 W LAKE ST · NORTHLAKE, IL, 60164
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Jun 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 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-02-09Complaint4$15,000
2000-02-02Referral22$2,500
1993-12-16Referral31$9,500
1991-04-10Complaint43$3,100
1989-08-10Planned1$0
1984-01-13Complaint4$0
1982-05-26Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION is one of 32 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sun Chemical.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sun Chemical across all 32 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Sun Chemical, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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 Sun Chemical, which operates 32 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $30,100 in total penalties.
How does SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION operates in the synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.74 compared to an industry average of 1.6.