Establishment profile
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC
10425 N BLOSS AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97203
331513 — Steel Foundries (except Investment)
Summary
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC has accumulated 110 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $33,370 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC 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
74% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 29 citations in this view · $25,200 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 7020.36801 | 2 | 2 | $1,500 | Jun 2010 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 7020.38201 B | 2 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III | 2 | 2 | $650 | Oct 2002 | Aug 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $570 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 7020.36802 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Jun 2010 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 2010 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 7020.29402 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2002 | Jun 2010 |
| 29 CFR 7620.563 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Apr 1987 |
| 29 CFR 7640.140 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1984 | Apr 1987 |
| OAR 437-002-0221(13)(A)-2 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76001 A | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 7020.22113 F | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C09 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 H03 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1018 O01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2019 |
| 29 CFR 7020.16105 A AI | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2014 |
| 29 CFR 7020.14605 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
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 3315 within OR. Peer group: 85 employers. This establishment has 110 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.
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 300 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2012 | MAINTENANCE,WIRE ROPE,CRANE CARRIAGE,DRUM,LOCKOUT,ABRASION,STRUCK BY,FOUNDRY,CONTUSION | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jul 18, 1998 | CLEARANCE,FRACTURE,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,GANTRY CRANE,SKULL,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONTUSION | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 23, 1995 | HEAD,UNSECURED,CRUSHED,OVERHEAD CRANE,STRUCK BY,FOUNDRY,FALLING OBJECTFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO 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 COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO 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 COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC 10425 N BLOSS AVE · PORTLAND, OR, 97203 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 2019 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-04-20 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $1,740 | |
| 2019-06-24 | Planned | 14 | 13 | $11,870 | |
| 2016-03-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-01-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-01-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-26 | Accident | 5 | 5 | $1,400 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Complaint | 26 | 24 | $4,050 | |
| 2014-03-25 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $1,670 | |
| 2012-02-17 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-14 | Planned | 21 | 20 | $3,530 | |
| 2002-09-18 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $1,250 | |
| 1998-07-22 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $500 | |
| 1995-08-23 | Accident | 3 | 3 | $7,000 | |
| 1987-07-07 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $360 | |
| 1987-03-17 | Complaint | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-03-17 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-01-12 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-10-27 | Complaint | 2 | — | $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 COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 110 violations and $33,370 in total penalties.
- How does COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC operates in the steel foundries (except investment) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.7. COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.94 compared to an industry average of 3.6.
- Has COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING CO INC.