UNITED SCRAP METAL
1545 SOUTH CICERO, CICERO, IL 60650
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Inspection records
Jun 10, 2026#348989286Jun 10, 2026OpenFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyOpen#348989286$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348989286
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 10, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 10, 2026
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
- 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 Summary
May 13, 2020#344748793May 13, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344748793$13,4942 viol.2 violations$13,494 in penalties
Inspection #344748793
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 2020
- Contested
- Dec 3, 2020
- Final Order
- Aug 8, 2022
- Closed
- Nov 2, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,241
- Penalties on Record
- $13,494
- Site Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
- 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's arm is amputated by cable stripper machine
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 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 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | Aug 8, 2022 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I B | Other | 1 | 4 | $6,747 | $6,747 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | Aug 8, 2022 |
Apr 29, 2020#344735154Apr 29, 2020FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#344735154$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344735154
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 29, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 29, 2020
- Closed
- Sep 8, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
- 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 with covid-19 infection dies
Feb 4, 2009#312592538Feb 4, 2009Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#312592538$7,0005 viol.5 violations$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #312592538
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2009
- Contested
- Jun 26, 2009
- Final Order
- Apr 8, 2010
- Closed
- May 1, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,500
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60650
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 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) | 8 | 0 - 0.0409521 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 8 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 8 | 0 - 0.0021861 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 8 | 0 - 0.3088 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 8 | 0 - 0.0044527 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 8 | 0 - 0.0802817 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 8 | 0.0575997 - 1.8744564 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 8 | 0 - 0.103771 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 8 | 0 - 0.0981037 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 8 | 0 - 0.1572528 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 8 | 0 - 0.4302658 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 8 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 8 | 0 - 0.125429 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $3,500 | $0 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Apr 8, 2010 |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III | Other | 1 | 8 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Apr 8, 2010 |
| 01003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 I | Other | 1 | 8 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Apr 8, 2010 |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 1 | 23 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Apr 8, 2010 |
| 02002 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03 | Other | 2 | 125 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Apr 8, 2010 |
Dec 17, 1997#300038312Dec 17, 1997Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Health#300038312$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300038312
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 1997
- Closed
- Jan 14, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero, IL 60650
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 23, 1992#102402526Apr 23, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#102402526$1,0007 viol.7 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #102402526
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 24, 1992
- Contested
- May 28, 1992
- Final Order
- Sep 21, 1992
- Closed
- Nov 3, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,250
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 1545 South Cicero, Cicero, IL 60650
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $300 | Jun 23, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $750 | $350 | Jun 23, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 10 | $750 | $350 | Jun 23, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | 45 | $500 | $0 | May 27, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 02002 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 45 | $500 | $0 | Jun 3, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 02003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | May 27, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
| 02004 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03 | Other | 2 | 45 | $0 | $0 | May 27, 1992 | May 28, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
6 inspections, 1992 to 2026. 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
Chemical exposure sampling
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