MID-STATES RECYCLING INC.
1841 BUSSE HIGHWAY, DES PLAINES, IL 60016 · NAICS 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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Inspection records
Jan 25, 2022#345745095Jan 25, 2022Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#345745095$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345745095
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 2022
- Closed
- Mar 25, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Aug 11, 2004#308003383Aug 11, 2004Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#308003383$1,8405 viol.5 violations$1,840 in penalties
Inspection #308003383
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 11, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 21, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $4,600
- Penalties on Record
- $1,840
- Site Address
- 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling8 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 3 | 0.0004158 - 0.0046863 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 3 | 0 - 0.0435748 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 3 | 0 - 0.0074354 | mg/m³ |
| Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag) | 3 | 0.0027646 - 0.0843124 | mg/m³ |
| Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 3 | 0 - 0.030844 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K06 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $800 | $320 | Feb 4, 2005 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $600 | $240 | Mar 21, 2005 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | $640 | Oct 31, 2005 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 2005 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K03 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | $640 | Mar 21, 2005 | - | - |
Mar 12, 2004#307493973Mar 12, 2004Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#307493973$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307493973
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 12, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 2004
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Jul 22, 2003#306718578Jul 22, 2003Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#306718578$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306718578
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 2003
- Closed
- Sep 3, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling8 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 2 | 0 - 0.0009262 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag) | 2 | 0.007431 - 0.0222725 | mg/m³ |
| Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Jul 17, 2002#305229213Jul 17, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#305229213$44,20024 viol.24 violations$44,200 in penalties
Inspection #305229213
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 22, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 24, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 24
- Violation Types
- 16 serious, 8 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $107,400
- Penalties on Record
- $44,200
- Site Address
- 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling15 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 5 | 0 - 0.0262 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 5 | 0 - 0.025006 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 3 | 0 - 0.0626051 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag) | 2 | 0.0307055 - 0.0506 | mg/m³ |
| Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn) | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 3 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 5 | 0 - 0.0602 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (10 of 24 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $525 | Feb 11, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 IA | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Jan 23, 2003 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,100 | $735 | Feb 11, 2003 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $525 | Jun 30, 2004 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2004 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 E01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Jan 29, 2003 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Feb 11, 2003 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Feb 11, 2003 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 H | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Jan 31, 2003 | - | - |
| 01009A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,100 | $735 | Feb 11, 2003 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 24 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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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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, 2002 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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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
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 8,699 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.