RUD CHAIN INC is a iron and steel forging employer in HIAWATHA, IA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $150 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
RUD CHAIN INC
840 NORTH 20TH AVE, HIAWATHA, IA, 52233
332111 — Top companies in Iron and Steel Forging
EIN: 421133187
16 employees
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Inspection History
No inspection records found.
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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Industry context
Within the iron and steel forging industry in IA, RUD CHAIN INC ranks in the 22th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 24 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the lowest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 22th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 5.4 for the iron and steel forging sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.3. RUD CHAIN INC's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is RUD CHAIN INC's OSHA violation history?
- RUD CHAIN INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $150 in total penalties.
- How does RUD CHAIN INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- RUD CHAIN INC operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. RUD CHAIN INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.3.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RUD CHAIN INC of HIAWATHA, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.
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