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ALRO STEEL CORPORATION

3000 NORTH 114TH STREET, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222
Operated by Alro Steel · 1 of 24 establishments
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 381300597

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OSHA inspections
4
over 12 years
Violations
2
$3,500 in penalties
Penalties
$3,500
$1,750 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ALRO STEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $3,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 18th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 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 12 yrs
Violations
2
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$3,500
$1,750 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $3,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,500Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11Oct 2015Oct 2015

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

18th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 4235 within WI. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
33rd
peer median: $6,170
Inspection frequency
76th
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
12.8
vs industry
+10.3
TRIR
16.3
vs industry
+13.0

Reported for 86 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
16.3
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

Complaint
1
Referral
3

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) · Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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
Aug 24, 2015Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 10, 2015Compressed 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.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ALRO STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Alro Steel, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
3

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 Alro Steel 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 · 1 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RD-240714Representation electionMay 2019Jun 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-210716Unfair labor practiceNov 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-210367Representation electionNov 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-RD-094463Representation electionDec 2012Jan 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ALRO STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ALRO STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-08-28Referral1$0
2015-06-17Referral0$0
2014-05-13Referral11$3,500
2013-12-20Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ALRO STEEL CORPORATION is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Alro Steel.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Alro Steel across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Alro Steel, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALRO STEEL CORPORATION 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 Alro Steel, which operates 24 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ALRO STEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
ALRO STEEL CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $3,500 in total penalties.
How does ALRO STEEL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
ALRO STEEL CORPORATION operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. ALRO STEEL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 12.81 compared to an industry average of 2.5.