SPECTRULITE CONSORTIUM, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, SPECTRULITE CONSORTIUM, INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 1001 COLLEGE STREET, MADISON, IL 62060 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 21 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $100,830.00. The inspection case was opened on 1996-11-07.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $100,830.00 is more than 84.3× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.

State Context: Within IL, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 88,899 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,496.90.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 21 citations spanning 10 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories. 4 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning December 23, 1988 with the latest abatement deadline set for April 24, 2003. Of the 21 total citations, 12 (57%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $100,830.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $4,801.43 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Spectrulite Consortium, Inc. reveals a catastrophic breakdown in fundamental life-safety