Establishment profile
CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY
2800 MCCLELLAND AVENUE, ERIE, PA, 16510
Operated by Custom Group
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 251008495
Summary
CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY has accumulated 76 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $20,938 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 978 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within PA. Peer group: 978 employers. This establishment has 76 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 92 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) · Feb 2017
Most frequent event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Foot (feet), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | Crane Hook,Falling Object,Foot,Fracture,Overhead Crane,Storage Rack,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — | |
| May 31, 2007 | AMPUTATED,WELDER,FALLING OBJECT,LEG | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseMACHINE REPAIRcontract · Last action 2011-05-19$14,700
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 811310 - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Last action: 2011-05-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,970 | |
| 2008-04-08 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $2,680 | |
| 2007-06-01 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $3,800 | |
| 2007-04-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-10-25 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-10-03 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,170 | |
| 1998-12-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-06-06 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $518 | |
| 1994-03-09 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-03-16 | Complaint | 31 | 21 | $8,000 | |
| 1990-05-09 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $80 | |
| 1987-04-16 | Planned | 25 | 18 | $720 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Custom Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Custom Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in fabricated structural metal manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- MILTON STEEL COMPANYMILTON — 3 federal enforcement records
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- SMITHAHN COMPANY INC.BETHLEHEM — 3 federal enforcement records
- NOFTZ SHEET METALPITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- METALS USA, INC.AMBRIDGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- HABERLE STEEL, INC.SOUDERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMTHOR STEELERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, INC.GREENVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRI-STATE MINING SUPPLY INC.SOMERSET — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Custom Group locationsParent rollup
- Fabricated Structural Metal ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Fabricated Structural Metal in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY 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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Frequently asked
- What is CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 76 violations and $20,938 in total penalties.
- How does CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 9.41 compared to an industry average of 1.8.