ABILITY METAL PRODUCTS CO
5505 NORTH WOLCOTT, Chicago, IL 60640
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Mar 1, 1995#102534153Mar 1, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#102534153$2,6256 viol.6 violations$2,625 in penalties
Inspection #102534153
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 1, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 1, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 16, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,625
- Site Address
- 5505 North Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60640
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01 | Serious | 1 | 35 | $750 | $375 | Apr 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Serious | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $1,750 | $875 | Apr 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,750 | $875 | Apr 5, 1995 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,000 | $500 | Apr 25, 1995 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1995 | - | - |
Jan 18, 1985#2223279Jan 18, 1985Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#2223279$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2223279
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 1985
- Closed
- Jan 21, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5505 N Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60640
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 5, 1982#15914708Feb 5, 1982Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#15914708$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15914708
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 5, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 1982
- Closed
- Feb 8, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5505 North Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60640
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 30, 1976#15915879Jun 30, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15915879$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15915879
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 30, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 30, 1976
- Closed
- Jan 14, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5505 N Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60640
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040010 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 14, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 14, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 C02 III | Other | 7 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 16, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 20, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 12, 1976 | - | - |
Jul 12, 1973#214709545Jul 12, 1973Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#214709545$504 viol.4 violations$50 in penalties
Inspection #214709545
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 71
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $50
- Penalties on Record
- $50
- Site Address
- 5505 North Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60640
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1973 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B04 | Other | 10 | - | $25 | $25 | Aug 24, 1973 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 24 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1973 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 5 | - | $25 | $25 | Aug 24, 1973 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1973 to 1995. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.