Establishment profile
TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
600 DIENS DRIVE, WHEELING, IL, 60090
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
Summary
TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $6,675 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 139 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. 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
TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
75% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $6,675 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,750 | Aug 1987 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $1,100 | May 1994 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $775 | May 1994 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1994 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jun 1994 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IC | 1 | 1 | $100 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1994 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1994 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M09 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D11 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3312 within IL. Peer group: 139 employers. This establishment has 23 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 118 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) · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2020 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Foot(feet) and leg(s), 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2018 | Foot,Fracture,Inattention,Leg,Obstructed View,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Mar 19, 1999 | GUARD,FOOT CONTROL,INTERLOCK,WELDING,CAUGHT BETWEEN,WIRE DRAWING MACHINEFatality | 1 | — | 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 TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, 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 TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-042568 | Unfair labor practice | May 2005 | Jun 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-041884 | Unfair labor practice | May 2004 | Aug 2004 | 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 TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAUBENSEE STEEL AND WIRE CO 600 DIENS DRIVE · WHEELING, IL, 60090 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2019 | 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 TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-24 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-19 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-07-17 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $4,500 | |
| 1999-04-07 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-05-09 | Referral | 4 | — | $200 | |
| 1994-04-15 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $1,475 | |
| 1987-07-16 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $500 | |
| 1982-07-16 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $6,675 in total penalties.
- How does TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 6.34 compared to an industry average of 2.9.
- Has TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY.