GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES INC
1441 N MAGNOLIA, Chicago, IL 60622
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Inspection records
May 18, 2020#344754775May 18, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344754775$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344754775
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- May 18, 2020
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Nov 9, 2018#343604294Nov 9, 2018Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#343604294$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343604294
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 2018
- Closed
- Nov 9, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 7, 2017#342617651Sep 7, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342617651$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342617651
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 7, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 15, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is pulled into machinery and finger is degloved
Oct 17, 2016#341841013Oct 17, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#341841013$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341841013
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 27, 2017
- Closed
- Mar 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Oct 17, 2016#341840858Oct 17, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341840858$5,7043 viol.3 violations$5,704 in penalties
Inspection #341840858
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2016
- Final Order
- Feb 28, 2017
- Closed
- Mar 7, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,704
- Penalties on Record
- $5,704
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 3 | 3 | $5,704 | $5,704 | Mar 10, 2017 | - | Feb 28, 2017 |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| 02002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | - | Feb 28, 2017 |
Dec 1, 2015#341091221Dec 1, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341091221$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341091221
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 1, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 3, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Sep 24, 2015#340941681Sep 24, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340941681$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340941681
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 24, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 2015
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60616
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Aug 13, 2015#340845643Aug 13, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340845643$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340845643
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60616
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 12, 2013#338832033Feb 12, 2013FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#338832033$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #338832033
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 3, 2013
- Closed
- May 1, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 119
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1909 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60616
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is crushed by falling steel plate, later dies
Apr 30, 1993#103465175Apr 30, 1993Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#103465175$4,70011 viol.11 violations$4,700 in penalties
Inspection #103465175
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- May 4, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 18, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,700
- Site Address
- 1909 Clifton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $500 | May 24, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,250 | $600 | May 24, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 B02 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,000 | $700 | Jun 22, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 C02 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,000 | $700 | May 25, 1993 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,000 | $700 | May 24, 1993 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 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
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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.
17 inspections, 1976 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source