Establishment profile
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC
30 SHERER STREET, ROCHESTER, NY, 14611
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
Summary
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $13,611 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 54th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 114 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $13,611 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,380 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,351 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G04 | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,763 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,763 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3321 within NY. Peer group: 114 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 20 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
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- 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 BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 12 violations · $1,695 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2006 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $1,695 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 12 violations · $1,695 in backwages · 12 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2005 – Dec 2006 | Iron and Steel Forging | FLSA | 12 | 12 | $1,695 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, 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 BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, 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 BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING INC 30 SHERER ST · ROCHESTER, NY, 14611 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-04-17 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $5,876 | |
| 2015-04-10 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | |
| 2011-08-23 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $5,950 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's OSHA violation history?
- BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $13,610.5 in total penalties.
- How does BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.3.