Establishment profile
BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.
42 SCHOOL STREET, WATERTOWN, MA, 02172
Operated by Barker Steel LLC · 1 of 11 establishments
EIN 261164311
Summary
BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $1,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49,004 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 37 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 8 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $1,150 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 2 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1980 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $250 | Apr 1980 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1983 | Jul 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1980 | Apr 1980 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 49,004 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 25 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 37+ years. Most recent activity: 37 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 BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-12-02 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-11-20 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $700 | |
| 1984-07-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-26 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-04-09 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $450 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC. is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Barker Steel LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Barker Steel LLC across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Barker Steel LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BARKER STEEL LLCSOUTH WINDSOR, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- BARKER STEEL COMPANY INC.NORTH HAVEN, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- BARKER STEEL CO INCMEDFORD, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BARKER STEEL LLCSOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Barker Steel LLC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC. 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 Barker Steel LLC, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BARKER STEEL COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $1,150 in total penalties.