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TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.

4343 KENNEDY AVE, EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312
Operated by Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
811310Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

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OSHA inspections
3
over 10 years
Violations
4
$4,478 in penalties
Penalties
$4,478
$1,120 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $4,478 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.3 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
4
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$4,478
$1,120 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $4,478 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0145 E0211$3,000Feb 2025Feb 2025
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,478May 2017May 2017
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0111Aug 2016Aug 2016
29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 III11Aug 2016Aug 2016

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

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 8113 within IN. Peer group: 56 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $1,180
Inspection frequency
87th
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
2.2
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
3.5
vs industry
+1.1

Reported for 208 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.5
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

Complaint
1
Referral
1

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 TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 19, 2016Air Contamination,Chemical,Confined Space,Nitrogen,OxygenFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
1
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 Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC 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.). 4 cases · 1 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-RD-194700Representation electionMar 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-171388Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Apr 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-166043Representation electionDec 2015Jan 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-159600Representation electionSep 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 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 TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$15.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$103.6M
Awards
12,428
Top agency
Department of Defense
$101.5M
Company-wide — GRUPO TRADEBE MEDIO AMBIENTE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$34.9M
Awards (all-time)
3,448

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$101.5M
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.6M
Department of Agriculture$441K
Department of Homeland Security$92K
Environmental Protection Agency$22K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562211 - HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL. Last action: 2026-01-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-10-31Referral1$3,000
2016-11-10Complaint11$1,478
2016-02-19Fatality/Catastrophe21$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC, which operates 2 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 TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $4,478 in total penalties.
How does TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. operates in the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.2 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC..