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BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC is a iron and steel forging employer in ROCHESTER, NY. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $13,612 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC

30 SHERER STREET, ROCHESTER, NY, 14611

332111 Top companies in Iron and Steel Forging

20 employees

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$13,612 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
5.4
Industry Avg DART
3.3
Self-Reported DART
0.0
Self-Reported TRIR
0.0
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$13,612
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$1,695.11
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
19 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
89% serious$1,512 avg per violation$3,403 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$141
Avg Back Wages / Case
$1,695
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$15,307.11 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-5.4
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-3.3
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
3
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 75% of inspections
Recidivism: 3 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 109 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
88%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
74%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the iron and steel forging industry in NY, BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 109 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 88th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 74th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 5.4 for the iron and steel forging sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.3. BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's OSHA violation history?
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $13,612 in total penalties.
How does BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC of ROCHESTER, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.