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TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY

5500 N. WOLCOTT AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60640
Operated by Worthington Steel, Inc. · 1 of 20 establishments
EIN 202122127

OSHA inspections
2
over 15 years
Violations
6
$7,245 in penalties
Penalties
$7,245
$1,208 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $7,245 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 231 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 38th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
6
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$7,245
$1,208 avg / violation
Trend
STABLE
MEDIUM confidence
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3321 within IL. Peer group: 231 employers.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
Inspection frequency
38th

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.1
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
1
Referral
1

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

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-05-13Planned1$0
2010-07-26Referral55$7,245

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

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Part of a larger organization

TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Worthington Steel, Inc..

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Worthington Steel, Inc. across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY from 16 federal data sources 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, USAspending federal contracts, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Worthington Steel, Inc., which operates 20 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.

Frequently asked

What is TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $7,245 in total penalties.