Establishment profile
FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO
9100 JOHN KRONK STREET, DETROIT, MI, 48210
Operated by CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC · 1 of 38 establishments
331491 — Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
EIN 381716484
Summary
FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $8,915 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 41 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $8,915 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.021302 | 2 | 2 | $1,350 | Jan 1990 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 M01 III | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $875 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $875 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.021301 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.022703 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0123 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.072701 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 3090.011017 A | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 4082.231101 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 40801014JJ | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 40801014K1 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122203 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.122301 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 4081.044701 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jan 1990 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 M01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
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 3314 within MI. Peer group: 41 employers. This establishment has 29 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 71 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MI — for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS 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 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-CA-053089 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2010 | Sep 2010 | Closed | Region 07, Detroit, Michigan |
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 FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING 9100 JOHN KRONK ST · DETROIT, MI, 48210 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-07 | Unprogrammed Related | 3 | 1 | $2,100 | |
| 2025-03-27 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-09-12 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $550 | |
| 1996-07-18 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-06-01 | Planned | 12 | 5 | $4,625 | |
| 1989-11-21 | Planned | 8 | — | $1,640 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO is one of 38 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC across all 38 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WORTHINGTON SPECIALTY PROCESSINGCANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TICO TITANIUM INCNEW HUDSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED BRASS MANUFACTURERS INCROMULUS — 1 federal enforcement record
- ELMET COLDWATER LLCCOLDWATER — 1 federal enforcement record
- ANCO TECH INCDEARBORN HEIGHTS — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHERN CABLE & AUTOMATION LLCHOWARD CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOSKINS MFGHAMBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- ACME ROLL FORMING COMPANYSEBEWAING — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS CLEVELAND WORKS, LLCCLEVELAND, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- MOUNTAIN STATE CARBON LLCFOLLANSBEE, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL LLCEAST CHICAGO, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.ZANESVILLE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO INCDETROIT, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING COROMULUS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- FPT CLEVELAND, LLCCLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLEETWOOD METAL INDUSTRIESTECUMSEH, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP MIDDLETOWN WORKSMIDDLETOWN, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- FERROUS PROCESSING AND TRADING CO.MIAMI, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC locationsParent rollup
- Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and ExtrudingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Nonferrous Metal (except in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, which operates 38 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO's OSHA violation history?
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $8,915 in total penalties.
- How does FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO operates in the nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. FERROUS PROCESSING & TRADING CO's self-reported DART rate is 5.64 compared to an industry average of 1.9.