Establishment profile
ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.
1602 N 8TH ST, MANITOWOC, WI, 54220
331524 — Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Summary
ECK INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 169 OSHA violations across 25 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $92,818 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ECK INDUSTRIES, 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
84% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 17 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3315 within WI. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 169 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.
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 150 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) · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jul 22, 2019 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2019 | Aluminum Processing,Arm,Burn,Hand Tool,Heat,High Temperature,Insufficient Supervision,Ladle,Leg,Machine operator,Material Handling,Molding Machine,Molten Metal,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Pouring,Protective Clothing,Spill,Struck By,Supervision,Walking Surface,Work Surface | 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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for ECK INDUSTRIES, INC., 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 ECK INDUSTRIES, INC. locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for ECK INDUSTRIES, 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.
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 ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-06 | Complaint | 21 | 17 | $42,888 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,819 | |
| 2018-03-28 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $9,638 | |
| 2018-02-09 | Monitoring | 1 | 1 | $3,326 | |
| 2016-12-07 | Complaint | 1 | — | $400 | |
| 2008-09-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-11-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-11-30 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,960 | |
| 2006-11-30 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $1,180 | |
| 2003-10-15 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $4,082 | |
| 2000-06-16 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $2,000 | |
| 1999-06-17 | Planned | 14 | 11 | $6,800 | |
| 1995-07-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-07-05 | Planned | 15 | 1 | $3,325 | |
| 1993-06-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-05-11 | Complaint | 13 | 9 | $4,600 | |
| 1989-08-03 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $1,090 | |
| 1985-10-08 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-01-04 | Planned | 13 | — | $230 | |
| 1981-07-20 | Planned | 30 | 4 | $630 | |
| 1978-08-28 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $150 | |
| 1978-07-12 | Follow-up | 4 | 3 | $3,500 | |
| 1975-12-18 | Planned | 7 | — | $50 | |
| 1975-09-23 | Planned | 1 | — | $30 | |
| 1973-12-10 | Planned | 9 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in aluminum foundries (except die-casting) within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PREMIER ALUMINUM, LLCRACINE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALUMINUM CASTING & ENGINEERING CO., INC.MILWAUKEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BREMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.ELKHART LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATRY INDUSTRIES INCSHEBOYGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- LUNDE FOUNDRYHOLMEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUPREME CASTING, INC.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALUMA CAST FOUNDRY, INC.APPLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
- PORTAGE CASTING & MOLD, INCPORTAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST ALUMINUM & BRASS FOUNDRIES, INC.MUSKEGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERITAGE ALUMINUM AND BRASSVALDERS — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ECK INDUSTRIES, 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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Frequently asked
- What is ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ECK INDUSTRIES, INC. has 25 OSHA inspections on record with 169 violations and $92,817.7 in total penalties.
- How does ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ECK INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the aluminum foundries (except die-casting) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.2. ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.95 compared to an industry average of 3.9.