Establishment profile
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS
1801 CRAWFORD STREET, MIDDLETOWN, OH, 45044
Operated by CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC · 1 of 38 establishments
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
Summary
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $75,262 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 45th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 291 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
36% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $75,262 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $15,625 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
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 3321 within OH. Peer group: 291 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 2,229 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 2021 – Aug 2025
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet | Head and trunk | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2022 | Crushed,Head,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,MaintenanceFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Blade,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Changing,Concrete,Concrete Floor,Concrete Surface,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Leg,Lost Balance,Maintenance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Step,Table,Unstable Position,Walking Surface,Work Surface | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 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 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. 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 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-04-25 | Programmed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-02-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-04 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | |
| 2023-05-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $7,813 | |
| 2023-05-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-03-22 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,813 | |
| 2022-09-22 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-07-26 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 5 | 5 | $43,506 | |
| 2022-07-19 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-05-05 | 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
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS is one of 38 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC across all 38 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in iron and steel forging within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CANTON DROP FORGE, INC.CANTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIFCO FORGE GROUPCLEVELAND — 3 federal enforcement records
- THE DAYTON FORGING AND HEAT TREATING COMPANYDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGSCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- MID-WEST FORGE CORPORATIONCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- EDGERTON FORGE, INC.EDGERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEELCANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TEKFOR USAWOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- T & W FORGE INC.ALLIANCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DAYTON FORGING & HEAT TREATING COMPANYDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS CLEVELAND WORKS, LLCCLEVELAND, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL LLCEAST CHICAGO, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON LLCFOLLANSBEE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CODETROIT, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.ZANESVILLE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO INCDETROIT, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING COROMULUS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FLEETWOOD METAL INDUSTRIESTECUMSEH, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- FERROUS PROCESSING AND TRADING CO.MIAMI, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATIONDEARBORN, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC locationsParent rollup
- Iron and Steel ForgingAll 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 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS 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 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, which operates 38 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS's OSHA violation history?
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $75,262 in total penalties.
- How does CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS's safety record compare to its industry?
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS's self-reported DART rate is 0.62 compared to an industry average of 3.3.
- Has CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKS.