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BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION

701 EAST THIRD STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA, 18016

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OSHA inspections
60
over 53 years
Violations
242
$131,625 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
10 fatalities · 3 hospitalizations

Summary

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 242 OSHA violations across 60 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $131,625 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,989 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BETHLEHEM 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
60
1.1 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
242
4.6 / yr
Penalties
$131,625
$544 avg / violation
58% serious42% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
40 of 60
Inspection trigger · accident
12 of 60

68% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 29 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 113 citations in this view · $84,915 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A00012413$40,810Aug 1977Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0022 C77$8,000Aug 1977Nov 1983
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0276$4,150Aug 1977Nov 1983
29 CFR 1910.0132 A66$4,315Apr 1977Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.1000 E63Sep 1977Mar 1984
29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I52$3,300Sep 1977Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.1029 F02 IG52$3,295Mar 1978Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0353$2,575Aug 1977Sep 1978
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0155$700Jun 1977Mar 1984
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0155$350Apr 1977Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0155$250Aug 1977Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.1029 F04 II41$3,300Mar 1978Mar 1978
29 CFR 1910.1029 C42$2,470Mar 1978Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.1029 F04 I42$2,375Mar 1978Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.1029 F02 ID42$2,345Mar 1978Jun 1982
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0144$2,080Aug 1979Aug 1982
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0144$2,000Aug 1977Nov 1981
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0132$1,400Feb 1980Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0024 H33$900Apr 1977Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III33$300Aug 1977Sep 1978

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,989 employers. This establishment has 242 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
40
Accident
12
Follow-up
4

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 BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION 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 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-028847Unfair labor practiceJan 2000Aug 2000ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP
BETHLEHEM SITE · BETHLEHEM, PA, 18016
Water00Sep 2001View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1984-08-26Complaint0$0
1984-03-15Planned0$0
1983-09-13Complaint22$450
1983-09-13Planned16$0
1982-11-30Complaint1$0
1982-02-03Accident22$630
1982-02-03Accident22$945
1981-12-08Follow-up0$0
1981-12-08Follow-up0$0
1981-12-08Follow-up0$0
1981-12-08Follow-up5$0
1981-12-03Complaint0$0
1981-12-03Planned2$0
1981-11-25Complaint0$0
1981-09-04Planned0$0
1981-08-13Complaint64$1,550
1981-07-22Accident21$4,100
1981-07-08Complaint55$450
1981-05-05Complaint62$1,600
1981-03-24Accident65$1,000
1980-12-04Complaint2$600
1980-12-02Complaint22$1,900
1980-07-24Complaint1$0
1980-07-22Complaint0$0
1980-05-23Complaint0$0
1980-05-15Complaint11$480
1980-05-12Complaint11$500
1980-04-08Complaint62$1,200
1980-01-11Accident83$17,300
1980-01-02Accident31$1,600
1979-11-02Complaint2215$7,800
1979-05-29Complaint0$0
1979-02-27Accident33$1,460
1979-01-03Complaint11$200
1978-11-03Complaint1$0
1978-11-02Complaint41$20,500
1978-07-03Accident42$4,300
1978-06-23Complaint53$2,600
1978-05-05Complaint0$0
1978-04-06Complaint97$2,200
1978-04-05Complaint0$0
1978-04-04Complaint0$0
1978-03-28Complaint0$0
1978-01-09Complaint43$2,000
1977-12-01Complaint0$0
1977-09-20Complaint3232$23,750
1977-08-22Complaint107$1,050
1977-04-11Complaint3523$15,900
1977-04-11Complaint93$11,000
1977-02-14Accident31$800
1977-01-10Complaint105$2,960
1977-01-10Complaint1$0
1975-05-14Accident0$0
1975-02-06Complaint2$50
1974-11-05Complaint1$0
1974-09-25Complaint3$50
1973-11-08Accident21$700
1973-10-17Complaint0$0
1973-06-27Accident0$0
1973-06-07Complaint2$0

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

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BETHLEHEM 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION has 60 OSHA inspections on record with 242 violations and $131,625 in total penalties.
Has BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 10 fatality investigations involving BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION.