Establishment profile
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.
2608 ROSS AVENUE, SCHOFIELD, WI, 54476
Operated by Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $163,031 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 27 citations in this view · $161,156 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 2 | 2 | $65,498 | Dec 2019 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $7,349 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $6,199 | Jul 2014 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 2 | 2 | $4,900 | Jun 2015 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,525 | Jun 2008 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 1 | $2,100 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 2 | 2 | $790 | Dec 2006 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $14,502 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $7,475 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II B 2 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $6,199 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $3,400 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 J01 | 1 | 1 | $2,618 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A09 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB2 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
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 4235 within WI. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 690 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 – Dec 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| May 9, 2015 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2021 | Aluminum Processing,Extrusion,Extrusion Machine,Fracture,Lung,Puncture Wound,Rib,Struck By,Vertebra | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Breathing,Cleaning,Crane,Extrusion,Guard,Installing,Maintenance,Shortness of breath | 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 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, 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 CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, 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 CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, 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: Significant Violation.
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). 3 facilities · 1 significant noncompliance · $350,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS INC 2610 ROSS AVE · SCHOFIELD, WI, 54476 | AirRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 5 | 5 | $350,000 | Jun 2026 | View → |
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS 650 ALDERSON ST · SCHOFIELD, WI, 54476 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2002 | View → |
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS INC 2608 ROSS AVE · WESTON, WI, 54476 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-10-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-02 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $16,000 | |
| 2023-10-02 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $12,000 | |
| 2021-12-28 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $80,000 | |
| 2021-01-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-03-16 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-08-15 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $18,598 | |
| 2015-10-29 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $2,618 | |
| 2015-05-14 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | |
| 2014-05-13 | Referral | 2 | — | $1,500 | |
| 2014-03-20 | Planned | 17 | 9 | $18,900 | |
| 2008-04-03 | Complaint | 11 | 9 | $6,400 | |
| 2006-08-08 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,115 | |
| 2004-08-27 | Complaint | 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
CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ALRO STEEL CORPORATIONWAUWATOSA — 2 federal enforcement records
- RYERSONMILWAUKEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALRO STEEL CORPORATIONOSHKOSH — 2 federal enforcement records
- A.M. CASTLE & CO.JANESVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- J.D. MILLER & SONS, LLCELK MOUND — 1 federal enforcement record
- A-TEAM MACHINE, LLCABBOTSFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- J.D. MILLER & SONS, LLCRIVER FALLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO.WAUSAU — 1 federal enforcement record
- BASIC METALS, INC.GERMANTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WISCONSIN STEEL & TUBE CORP.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.RIVER FALLS, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.MOSINEE, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, 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 Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc, which operates 3 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.
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $163,030.6 in total penalties.
- How does CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. CRYSTAL FINISHING SYSTEMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.86 compared to an industry average of 2.5.