Establishment profile
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.
6540 S. LARAMIE, CHICAGO, IL, 60638
Operated by Superior Graphite Co · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 361842430
Summary
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $1,620 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 22 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $1,620 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVC | 1 | 1 | $280 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | $280 | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $60 | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B08 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0400 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1982 | Dec 1982 |
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 3271 within IL. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 50 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 22+ years. Most recent activity: 22 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 SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., 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 SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., 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 SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO 6540 S LARAMIE AVE · BEDFORD PARK, IL, 60638 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2016 | 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 SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-07-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-12 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $1,280 | |
| 1987-01-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-12-11 | Referral | 7 | 3 | $280 | |
| 1982-12-14 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Superior Graphite Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Superior Graphite Co across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FERRITE INTERNATIONAL COMPANYWADSWORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- FAIR-RITE PRODUCTS CORP.FLAT ROCK — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Superior Graphite Co locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 327All employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC. 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 Superior Graphite Co, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO., INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $1,620 in total penalties.