Establishment profile
WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED
1040 W. 40TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Operated by Wiremasters, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
332618 — Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Summary
WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $23,329 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED 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
82% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3326 within IL. Peer group: 111 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 35 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) · Oct 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Press Brake | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Amputated,Caught In,Drill Press | 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 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. 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 WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-12 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,971 | |
| 2017-09-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,971 | |
| 1999-07-07 | Planned | 9 | 9 | $4,357 | |
| 1989-05-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-03-03 | Follow-up | 4 | 1 | $950 | |
| 1988-12-13 | Planned | 12 | 7 | $2,200 | |
| 1984-11-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-04-21 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-26 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $60 | |
| 1976-11-19 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $1,400 | |
| 1976-07-07 | Planned | 19 | — | $420 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wiremasters, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wiremasters, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other fabricated wire product manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- LAIDLAW CORPORATIONMETROPOLIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.DU QUOIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARCAL ROPE AND RIGGING, INC.ALTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CABLOFIL INC.MASCOUTAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.FREEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- AUSTIN-WESTRAN LLCROCKFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- ART WIRE WORKS, INC.BEDFORD PARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- WIREFORMERS, INC.MOUNT PROSPECT — 1 federal enforcement record
- MPSTEELCICERO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Wiremasters, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Fabricated Wire Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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- Other Fabricated Wire in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED 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 Wiremasters, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $23,329 in total penalties.
- How does WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. WIREMASTERS, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 13.33 compared to an industry average of 1.8.