Establishment profile
TRIALCO, INC.
900 E. LINCOLN HWY, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL, 60411
331314 — Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
EIN 362797764
Summary
TRIALCO, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $11,920 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TRIALCO, 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
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · $11,920 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 N | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G03 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Jan 1982 | Jan 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
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 3313 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 45 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) · Dec 2016 – Sep 2019
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2019 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 18, 2016 | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Nonclassifiable | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2019 | Heat,Heat index,Heat-related illness ,Illness,Molten Metal,Overheated,Pouring | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 TRIALCO, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TRIALCO, 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 TRIALCO, 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 TRIALCO, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TRIALCO, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TRIALCO, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-01-08 | Referral | 6 | 5 | $6,000 | |
| 2012-11-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-07-20 | Referral | 8 | 8 | $4,800 | |
| 1990-02-07 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $540 | |
| 1988-04-05 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $420 | |
| 1983-03-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-12-30 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $160 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- ALLIED METAL CO.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALLIED METAL COMPANYCHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIALCO, INC.CHICAGO HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- MANDEL METALS, INC.FRANKLIN PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALBAR PRECIOUS METAL REFINING INC.WHEELING — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIALCO ALUMINUM, LLCCHICAGO HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- IMCO RECYCLING OF ILLINOIS INC.CHICAGO HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALLIED METAL COMPANY DBA ALLIED METAL CO.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- TOYAL AMERICA, INC.LOCKPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TRIALCO, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TRIALCO, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TRIALCO, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $11,920 in total penalties.
- How does TRIALCO, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TRIALCO, INC. operates in the secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. TRIALCO, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.86 compared to an industry average of 2.