Transportation & Warehousing · Chicago, IL
Chicago Transit Authority
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Chicago Transit Authority has a mixed safety record: 11 violations across 6 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 11
- Violations cited
- 6
- OSHA inspections
- $182,309
- Back wages owed
Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago, IL has been the subject of 6 OSHA workplace inspections and 11 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 56 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) cases on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Chicago Transit Authority 6 times over 8 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 11 violations, averaging 1.8 per inspection. Of these, 9 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (3.2x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $182,309 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. For comparison, Taylored Services in Ontario, CA is another transportation & warehousing employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 1.8
- violations per inspection
- 81.8%
- of violations were serious
- $182,309
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- D OSHA safety compliance: 11 violations across 6 OSHA inspections (1.8 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $182K in back wages owed across 56 WHD cases ($3K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Transportation & Warehousing employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Chicago Transit Authority.
Chicago Transit Authority in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Chicago Transit Authority at rank #155 of 3,616 employers ($182,309 owed). Chicago Transit Authority carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #155 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($182,309).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $182,309 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Chicago Transit Authority Compares
Chicago Transit Authority's 1.83 violations per inspection compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector average of 3.2 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Chicago Transit Authority to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
6
First Inspection
2014-10-21
Last Inspection
2022-07-18
Inspection Span
8 yrs
Violations / Inspection
1.8
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,295
What this shows 6 inspections over 8 years, averaging 1.8 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Transportation & Warehousing average of $3,295.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
9
Serious
81.8% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
2
Other-Than-Serious
18.2% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Chicago Transit Authority owed $182,309 in back wages to 6 employees across 56 cases and 15 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing
How Chicago Transit Authority compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Chicago Transit Authority | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 6 | 1.9 |
| Violations | 11 | 3.2 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,129 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,295 |
Nationwide Transportation & Warehousing peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Chicago Transit Authority, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (6 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Chicago Transit Authority's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Chicago Transit Authority against AJR Trucking Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Chicago Transit Authority's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
- Chicago Transit Authority also carries $182,309 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data Sources & Methodology ▼
Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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