Establishment profile
CENTRAL METALS, INC.
1054 SOUTH 2ND STREET, CAMDEN, NJ, 08103
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 222384551
Summary
CENTRAL METALS, INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $6,317 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 313 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CENTRAL METALS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $6,317 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 2 | 2 | $858 | Apr 1993 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 2 | 2 | $788 | Apr 1993 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $788 | Apr 1993 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 2 | 2 | $683 | Apr 1993 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 2 | 2 | $420 | Apr 1993 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 2 | 1 | $420 | Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $438 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $437 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
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 in NAICS 3323 within NJ. Peer group: 313 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 52 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2016
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CENTRAL METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CENTRAL METALS, 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 CENTRAL METALS, 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 CENTRAL METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CENTRAL METALS INC 1054 SOUTH 2ND ST · CAMDEN, NJ, 08103 | Water | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2020 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-06-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-12-29 | Planned | 12 | 11 | $3,587 | |
| 1993-01-27 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $2,730 | |
| 1989-02-23 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-01-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
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 CENTRAL METALS, INC. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CENTRAL METALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CENTRAL METALS, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $6,317 in total penalties.
- How does CENTRAL METALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CENTRAL METALS, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. CENTRAL METALS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.78 compared to an industry average of 1.8.