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 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 283 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 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, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3328 within PA. Peer group: 283 employers. This establishment has 27 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 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ERIE PLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ERIE PLATING 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 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.