CHICAGO STEEL
700 CHASE STREET, Gary, IN 46404
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Inspection records
Aug 19, 2021#345486146Aug 19, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345486146$3,2502 viol.2 violations$3,250 in penalties
Inspection #345486146
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 2021
- Final Order
- Oct 19, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 19, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 61
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,250
- Site Address
- 700 Chase Street, Gary, IN 46404
- Industry
- 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C04 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $1,625 | Nov 8, 2021 | - | Oct 19, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C09 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,500 | $1,625 | Nov 8, 2021 | - | Oct 19, 2021 |
Jun 20, 2017#342469640Jun 20, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342469640$2,2753 viol.3 violations$2,275 in penalties
Inspection #342469640
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 20, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 2017
- Final Order
- Sep 13, 2017
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 95
- Related Activity
- 2 referrals
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,250
- Penalties on Record
- $2,275
- Site Address
- 700 Chase Street, Gary, IN 46404
- Industry
- 324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 6 | $2,500 | $1,750 | Oct 2, 2017 | - | Sep 13, 2017 |
| 01003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Other | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $0 | Oct 2, 2017 | - | Sep 13, 2017 |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II | Other | 1 | 6 | $1,750 | $525 | Oct 2, 2017 | - | Sep 13, 2017 |
Jul 24, 1997#125389353Jul 24, 1997Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#125389353$3,81025 viol.25 violations$3,810 in penalties
Inspection #125389353
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 1997
- Closed
- May 27, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 52
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 19 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,810
- Site Address
- 700 Chase Street, Gary, IN 46404
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (16 of 25 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2200080101 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,875 | Oct 7, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $750 | $375 | Oct 13, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | $625 | Oct 13, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 IIIB | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 2, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $750 | $375 | Sep 23, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $560 | Sep 27, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 2 | $750 | $0 | Sep 27, 1997 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $750 | $0 | Sep 27, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 13, 1997 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 13, 1997 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 1997 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 1997 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 1, 1997 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 2, 1997 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 13, 1997 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 B05 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1997 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 25 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
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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.
3 inspections, 1997 to 2021. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: all other petroleum and coal products manufacturing reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 13.8%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source