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BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY

3111 ST. JOHNS ROAD, LIMA, OH, 45804
Operated by Benjamin Steel Co · 1 of 9 establishments
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 310853024

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OSHA inspections
2
over 6 years
Violations
1
$7,287 in penalties
Penalties
$7,287
$7,287 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $7,287 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 21st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd 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

BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
1
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$7,287
$7,287 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $7,287 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$7,287Feb 2020Feb 2020

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

21st

Below average violations in NAICS 4235 within OH. Peer group: 111 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
62nd
peer median: $4,800
Inspection frequency
53rd
peer median: 1

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
3.3
vs industry
+0.8
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
+1.0

Reported for 96 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
4.3
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
1

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) · Jul 2015 – Sep 2019

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery 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
Sep 19, 2019Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Nov 13, 2018Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Jul 20, 2015Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
Sep 19, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Caught By,Finger,Laceration,Sawblade,Traumatic Amputation,Unguarded1

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 BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Benjamin Steel Co, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 Benjamin Steel Co 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.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-RC-135635Representation electionAug 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 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 BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-01-21Complaint0$0
2019-09-25Referral11$7,287

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Benjamin Steel Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Benjamin Steel Co across all 9 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 OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Benjamin Steel Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Benjamin Steel Co, which operates 9 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 BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $7,287 in total penalties.
How does BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. BENJAMIN STEEL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.26 compared to an industry average of 2.5.