METAL FINISHING RESEARCH CORP
4025 SOUTH PRINCETON, Chicago, IL 60609
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Inspection records
Sep 5, 2012#336125182Sep 5, 2012Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#336125182$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #336125182
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 26, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4025 S. Princeton, Chicago, IL 60609
- Industry
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Sep 5, 2012#336124383Sep 5, 2012Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#336124383$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #336124383
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 26, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4025 S. Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
- Industry
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 20, 2012#332821172Mar 20, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#332821172$4,8454 viol.4 violations$4,845 in penalties
Inspection #332821172
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Final Order
- Jun 13, 2012
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,690
- Penalties on Record
- $4,845
- Site Address
- 4025 S. Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
- Industry
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | - | 2 | $2,550 | $1,275 | Jun 29, 2012 | - | Jun 13, 2012 |
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Serious | - | 2 | $2,040 | $1,020 | Jun 29, 2012 | - | Jun 13, 2012 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | - | 1 | $2,550 | $1,275 | Aug 29, 2012 | - | Jun 13, 2012 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | - | 2 | $2,550 | $1,275 | Aug 29, 2012 | - | Jun 13, 2012 |
Nov 1, 2011#331086801Nov 1, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#331086801$1,5009 viol.9 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #331086801
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 2012
- Final Order
- Jul 16, 2012
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,570
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 4025 S. Princeton, Chicago, IL 60609
- Industry
- 325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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 (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $1,530 | $500 | May 11, 2012 | - | Jul 16, 2012 |
| 01002A | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 C | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,040 | $1,000 | Apr 2, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 01002B | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 E02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 11, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 01002C | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 H01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 01002D | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 H02 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H03 I B | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 02002 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D01 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2012 | - | Jul 16, 2012 |
| 02003 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2012 | - | Apr 13, 2012 |
| 02004 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D02 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 2012 | - | Jul 16, 2012 |
Mar 25, 1983#15930563Mar 25, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#15930563$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15930563
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 1983
- Closed
- Mar 22, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4025 South Princeton, Chicago, IL 60609
- 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.
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.
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, 1983 to 2012. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: paint and coating manufacturing reported 2.6 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 16.6%; NAICS 32551 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source