Establishment profile
ERIE PLATING COMPANY
656 WEST 12TH STREET, ERIE, PA, 16501
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 250466350
Summary
ERIE PLATING COMPANY has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $23,097 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 284 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ERIE PLATING COMPANY 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, 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
88% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $23,097 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | May 2013 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 2 | 2 | $507 | Sep 2014 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 H04 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,100 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $610 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 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 most other employers in NAICS 3328 within PA. Peer group: 284 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 45 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 2019
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2019 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Head and neck | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2019 | Bucket ,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Cleaning,Dip Tank,Eye,Face,Lost Control,Splashed,Stair,Sulfuric Acid,Tripped,Walking 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 ERIE PLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ERIE PLATING 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 ERIE PLATING COMPANY. 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 ERIE PLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ERIE PLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332813 - ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Last action: 2021-01-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2022-05-12 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $4,100 | |
| 2019-05-07 | Referral | 2 | — | $3,000 | |
| 2017-04-27 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $507 | |
| 2017-04-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-03-20 | Planned | 11 | 6 | $4,900 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $4,000 | |
| 2008-12-03 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,590 |
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 electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- PHILADELPHIA RUST-PROOF COMPANY, INC.PHILADELPHIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHARRETTS PLATING COMPANY, INC.EMIGSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ENVIROSAFE STRIPPING INC.CARNEGIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WADE TECHNOLOGY, INC.PHILADELPHIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN TINNING & GALVANIZING COMPANYERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- KLEIN PLATING WORKS, INC.ERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- POTTSTOWN PLATING WORKS, INCPOTTSTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MILLCREEK METAL FINISHINGERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMZ MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONYORK — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ERIE PLATING COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 ERIE PLATING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- ERIE PLATING COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $23,097 in total penalties.
- How does ERIE PLATING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- ERIE PLATING COMPANY operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. ERIE PLATING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.