Establishment profile
CHARTER STEEL COMPANY
4300 E. 49TH ST., CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, OH, 44127
Operated by Charter Steel · 1 of 3 establishments
331110 — Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Summary
CHARTER STEEL COMPANY has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $9,458 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 41st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 102 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 66th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHARTER 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $9,458 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 III | 1 | 1 | $9,458 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3311 within OH. Peer group: 102 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 485 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) · Dec 2016 – Jun 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Dec 7, 2016 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 11 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 CHARTER STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHARTER STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for Charter Steel, not this location alone
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 Charter Steel 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-350362 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2024 | Feb 2025 | Closed | Region 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 CHARTER STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHARTER STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHARTER STEEL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-07-09 | Referral | 1 | — | $9,458 | |
| 2022-10-31 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-12-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHARTER STEEL COMPANY is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Charter Steel.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Charter Steel across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS CLEVELAND WORKS, LLCCLEVELAND — 3 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN HEAVY PLATESCLARINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTH JACKSON SPECIALTY STEEL, LLCNORTH JACKSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AK STEEL CORPORATIONWEST CHESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARCELORMITTALCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- AK STEEL CORPORATIONCOSHOCTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASTING SOLUTIONS, LLCZANESVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- METALLUS, INC.CANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE TIMKEN COMPANYNORTH CANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GLOBE METALLURGICAL, INC.WATERFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Charter Steel, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHARTER STEELCLEVELAND, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHARTER STEEL COMPANYSAUKVILLE, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Charter Steel locationsParent rollup
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Iron and Steel in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHARTER STEEL COMPANY 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 Charter Steel, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CHARTER STEEL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- CHARTER STEEL COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $9,458 in total penalties.
- How does CHARTER STEEL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CHARTER STEEL COMPANY operates in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. CHARTER STEEL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.08 compared to an industry average of 1.3.