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AK TUBE LLC

30400 E. BROADWAY, WALBRIDGE, OH, 43465
Operated by AK Tube LLC
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 311781514

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
3
$13,138 in penalties
Penalties
$13,138
$4,379 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AK TUBE LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $13,138 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 46th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 177 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AK TUBE LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$13,138
$4,379 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $13,138 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$6,747Jan 2021Jan 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,500Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$2,891Jan 2021Jan 2021

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

46th

Below average violations in NAICS 3312 within OH. Peer group: 177 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $7,000
Inspection frequency
71st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
1.1
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 169 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2016 – Jan 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 4, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 11, 2016Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 4, 2021Amputation,Caught In,Hand,Hydraulic Press,Partial Amputation,Ram,Reaching In11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AK TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AK TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for AK Tube LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other AK Tube LLC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-CA-177426Unfair labor practiceJun 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-038540Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Jun 2011ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-037215Unfair labor practiceMay 2007Feb 2009ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-035735Unfair labor practiceApr 2005Jun 2006ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AK TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AK TUBE LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AK TUBE LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-01-06Referral21$9,638
2016-02-24Referral11$3,500
2010-08-03Planned0$0
2010-08-03Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AK TUBE LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AK Tube LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AK Tube LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AK TUBE LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup AK Tube LLC.

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Frequently asked

What is AK TUBE LLC's OSHA violation history?
AK TUBE LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $13,138 in total penalties.
How does AK TUBE LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AK TUBE LLC operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. AK TUBE LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.6.