General Iron Industries Safety Record

Chicago, IL · Wholesale Trade

D

Above-average violation rate. This employer has more safety violations than most.

Last inspected 05/18/2020

Based on public OSHA records. How is this calculated? · Data updated March 2026

According to OSHA enforcement records, General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois has 37 workplace safety violations across 17 inspections, with 14 classified as serious and $12,039 in total penalties. Safety grade: D (above-average violations). OSHA records span 1976 to 2020.

General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois has received a D safety grade, indicating an above-average rate of workplace safety violations. Compared to other wholesale trade employers, this record reflects a higher-than-typical frequency or severity of OSHA citations. A D grade is assigned when the weighted violation score falls between 3.0 and 5.99 per inspection.

14 of the 37 total violations are classified as serious by OSHA. Employers with D grades have demonstrated patterns that warrant attention from both current and prospective employees. All workers have the right to a safe workplace under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and can file an OSHA complaint if they believe conditions are unsafe.

2.2 General Iron Industries violations/inspection
vs
3.6 Wholesale Trade avg
Below industry average
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37 Violations
17 Inspections
14 Serious
$12,039 Penalties
Other-than-Serious?
23 ($5,809)
Serious?
14 ($6,230)
1910.0023 Ladders
Cited in 4 inspections (8 total) since 1976
1910.0180 OSHA Standard
Cited in 3 inspections (10 total) since 1976
1910.0212 Machine Guarding — General
Cited in 2 inspections (2 total) since 1993
5A00.01 General Duty Clause
Cited in 2 inspections (2 total) since 1978
Violations decreased 100% over the past 5 years (0 recent vs 37 prior).
OSHA initially proposed $14,789 in penalties for General Iron Industries, later reduced to $12,039 — a 19% reduction through informal settlement or contest. Learn how OSHA penalties work.
1910.0180 OSHA Standard
10 citations $2,100
1910.0023 Ladders
8 citations $1,270
1910.0219 Lockout/Tagout (Energy Control)
3 citations
5A00.01 General Duty Clause
2 citations $830
1910.0253 OSHA Standard
2 citations $500

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No workplace accident investigations on file for General Iron Industries in OSHA records.

DateTypeLocationViolationsPenalties
05/18/2020 Referral? Chicago, IL 0 $0
11/09/2018 Monitoring? Chicago, IL 0 $0
09/07/2017 Referral? Chicago, IL 0 $0
10/17/2016 Complaint? Chicago, IL 3 $5,704
10/17/2016 Complaint? Chicago, IL 0 $0
12/01/2015 Referral? Chicago, IL 0 $0
09/24/2015 Complaint? Chicago, IL 0 $0
08/13/2015 Complaint? Chicago, IL 0 $0
02/12/2013 M? Chicago, IL 0 $0
04/30/1993 Referral? Chicago, IL 11 $4,700
02/23/1984 Planned? Chicago, IL 0 $0
06/19/1981 Complaint? Chicago, IL 0 $0
12/13/1979 Accident? Chicago, IL 1 $630
06/23/1978 Accident? Chicago, IL 1 $200
09/08/1976 Planned? Chicago, IL 15 $805
08/08/1976 Complaint? Chicago, IL 0 $0
02/18/1976 Planned? Chicago, IL 6 $0

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