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UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.

8424 47TH STREET, LYONS, IL, 60634
Operated by United States Cold Storage · 1 of 39 establishments
493120Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
EIN 111618557

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
14
$5,058 in penalties
Penalties
$5,058
$361 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $5,058 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 844 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. 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

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
14
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$5,058
$361 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $5,058 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$2,083Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,190Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$893Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 IIE11$893Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0030 A0211Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Feb 2003Feb 2003

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4931 within IL. Peer group: 844 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $475
Inspection frequency
94th
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
1.4
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
−2.0

Reported for 207 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
4

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 UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
19 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for United States Cold Storage, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
1

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 United States Cold Storage 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.). 6 cases · 5 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-045488Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Mar 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045321Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045299Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Mar 2010ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045229Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RD-002612Representation electionFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044738Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 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 UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-04-27Planned0$0
2007-01-16Planned2$0
2003-01-28Planned3$0
2003-01-28Planned96$5,058

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. is one of 39 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United States Cold Storage.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United States Cold Storage across all 39 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, 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 United States Cold Storage, which operates 39 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 UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $5,057.5 in total penalties.
How does UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.45 compared to an industry average of 2.9.