Establishment profile
CLARION SINTERED METALS, INC.
3472 MONTMORENCI RD, RIDGWAY, PA, 15853
Operated by Choice Hotels · 1 of 1,918 establishments
332117 — Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing
EIN 251474829
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 5 | 3 | $22,200 | Sep 2000 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | Feb 1994 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Mar 1988 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $685 | Mar 1988 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2015 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K02 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1994 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $6,200 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 II B | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 II B | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $690 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 IIA | 1 | 1 | $690 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $690 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $690 | Feb 1994 | Feb 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
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.
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 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
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) · May 2015 – May 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| May 7, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Lower leg(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 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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-294598 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2022 | Oct 2022 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-188013 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2016 | Apr 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-115951 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2013 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-085831 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-084798 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Aug 2012 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-081204 | Unfair labor practice | May 2012 | Jan 2013 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-033835 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2003 | Oct 2004 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-033203 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2003 | Mar 2003 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-032648 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2002 | Nov 2002 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-032383 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2001 | Feb 2002 | Closed | Region 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 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLARION SINTERED METALS MONTMORENCI ROAD · RIDGWAY, PA, 15853 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 2024 | 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.
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-04-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-05-24 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,200 | |
| 2022-05-24 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-05-20 | Planned | 23 | 19 | $29,000 | |
| 2015-05-12 | Referral | 14 | 11 | $21,000 | |
| 2000-05-24 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $1,251 | |
| 1999-03-24 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $585 | |
| 1997-01-23 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-12-16 | Complaint | 24 | 15 | $5,500 | |
| 1988-02-18 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $100 | |
| 1986-03-19 | Planned | 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
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
Other employers in powder metallurgy part manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BALLYMORE COMPANY, INC.WEST CHESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- RACOH PRODUCTS INC.EMPORIUM — 2 federal enforcement records
- KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANYSAINT MARYS — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMES REESE, INC.BIRD IN HAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- MPPSAINT MARYS — 2 federal enforcement records
- KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANYLEWIS RUN — 2 federal enforcement records
- EASTERN SINTERED ALLOYS INC.SAINT MARYS — 2 federal enforcement records
- SMC POWDER METALLURGY INCGALETON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Choice Hotels, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COMFORT INNNEW ALBANY, MS — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMFORT INN NORTHNORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — 2 federal enforcement records
- CLARION BATHWAREMARBLE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Econo LodgeAtlanta, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Quality Inn & SuitesMansfield, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- Comfort InnPaw Paw, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- Quality InnDry Ridge, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMFORT SUITESELKHART, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMFORT INNPINE GROVE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUALITY INN & SUITESCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Choice Hotels locationsParent rollup
- Powder Metallurgy Part ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Powder Metallurgy Part in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →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.