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CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.

3472 MONTMORENCI RD, RIDGWAY, PA, 15853
Operated by Choice Hotels · 1 of 1,918 establishments
332117Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing
EIN 251474829

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OSHA inspections
12
over 40 years
Violations
74
$63,636 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
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC. has accumulated 74 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $63,636 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 192 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
74
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$63,636
$860 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 12
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 12

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 30 citations in this view · $60,345 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000153$22,200Sep 2000Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0122$4,000Feb 1994Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$1,000Mar 1988Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 H22$685Mar 1988Feb 1994
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0122Nov 2015Jul 2022
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0222Feb 1994Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0222Feb 1994Feb 1997
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$6,200Jul 2022Jul 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$6,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$5,500Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0184 D11$4,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 II B11$2,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 D0111$2,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 II B11$1,500Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11$1,500Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0145 C0311$1,000Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$690Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 IIA11$690Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$690Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$690Feb 1994Feb 1994

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3321 within PA. Peer group: 192 employers. This establishment has 74 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $4,061
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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
8.5
vs industry
+7.4
TRIR
8.5
vs industry
+5.8

Reported for 30 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
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.5
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

Planned
4
Complaint
2
Referral
5

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) · May 2015 – May 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
May 9, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Jan 12, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
May 7, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationLower leg(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 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 CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Choice Hotels, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
10

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 Choice Hotels 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.). 10 cases · 10 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-CA-294598Unfair labor practiceApr 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-188013Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Apr 2017ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-115951Unfair labor practiceOct 2013Feb 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-085831Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-084798Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-081204Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jan 2013ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-033835Unfair labor practiceDec 2003Oct 2004ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-033203Unfair labor practiceJan 2003Mar 2003ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-032648Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Nov 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-032383Unfair labor practiceNov 2001Feb 2002ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, 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 CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CLARION SINTERED METALS
MONTMORENCI ROAD · RIDGWAY, PA, 15853
RCRANo Violation Identified10Feb 2024View →

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)

DOT number
2132492
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (across 45 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$124.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0B
Awards (all-time)
812

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-04-27Referral0$0
2026-04-27Planned0$0
2022-05-24Referral21$6,200
2022-05-24Unprogrammed Related1$0
2015-05-20Planned2319$29,000
2015-05-12Referral1411$21,000
2000-05-24Referral22$1,251
1999-03-24Referral11$585
1997-01-23Complaint2$0
1993-12-16Complaint2415$5,500
1988-02-18Planned53$100
1986-03-19Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC. is one of 1,918 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Choice Hotels.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Choice Hotels across all 1,918 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLARION SINTERED METALS, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Choice Hotels, which operates 1,918 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 CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 74 violations and $63,636 in total penalties.
How does CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC. operates in the powder metallurgy part manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.53 compared to an industry average of 1.1.