Establishment profile
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY
800 COMMERICAL AVE, ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117
331110 — Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
EIN 250461810
Summary
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $45,990 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 124 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY 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 (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 6 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 · 26 citations in this view · $45,990 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 3 | $415 | Jun 1975 | Feb 1985 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $13,800 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $560 | Jul 1982 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $400 | Jul 1982 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $40 | Jun 1975 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 A01 | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $14,000 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G06 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 V | 1 | 1 | $320 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 E04 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $40 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3311 within PA. Peer group: 124 employers. This establishment has 43 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 211 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) · Oct 2015 – Aug 2025 · 4 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2025 | Exposure to electric arc | Multiple body parts n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) | Ears and facial region unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| May 23, 2022 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 31, 2015 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 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 ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY, 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 ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-034030 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2004 | May 2004 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY. 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: Violation Identified.
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 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE 800 COMMERCIAL AVE · ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117 | Water | Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2025 | View → |
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE 800 COMMERCIAL AVE · ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117 | Water | — QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2021 | View → |
ELLWOOD CITY FORGE 800 COMMERCIAL AVE · ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117 | Water | — | 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 ELLWOOD CITY FORGE 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 Homeland SecurityCOUPLING BOLT MATERIAL COUPLING SLEEVEcontract · Last action 2018-09-19$38,040
- Department of Homeland SecurityFORGING ROUND 21"+ DIAMETERcontract · Last action 2014-11-21$16,790
- Department of Homeland SecurityFORGED ROUND RING 15"contract · Last action 2014-10-16$7,615
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423510 - METAL SERVICE CENTERS AND OTHER METAL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2018-09-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-08-25 | Referral | 6 | 5 | $28,000 | |
| 2022-06-29 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-04-13 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $8,500 | |
| 2022-04-04 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,000 | |
| 1985-03-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-01-17 | Planned | 11 | 10 | $1,800 | |
| 1982-06-28 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $720 | |
| 1976-09-20 | Complaint | 4 | — | $120 | |
| 1975-06-17 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-05-29 | Planned | 12 | 1 | $850 | |
| 1972-12-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ELLWOOD CITY FORGE 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $45,990 in total penalties.
- How does ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY operates in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. ELLWOOD CITY FORGE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 3.28 compared to an industry average of 1.3.