Establishment profile
FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.
8105 HAWTHORNE DRIVE, ERIE, PA, 16509
332215 — Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing
EIN 251757425
Summary
FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $16,879 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th 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
FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC. 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
71% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $16,879 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $5,759 | Oct 2015 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,104 | Oct 2015 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $2,959 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,973 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $765 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B02 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2022 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 |
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 3322 within PA. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 24 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 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 26, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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 FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.. 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 FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-15 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $7,890 | |
| 2022-06-15 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | — | $704 | |
| 2016-04-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-04-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-06-11 | Referral | 4 | 1 | $5,600 | |
| 2015-06-05 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $900 | |
| 2013-05-17 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,785 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC. 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 FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $16,879.4 in total penalties.
- How does FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC. operates in the metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware (except precious) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.35 compared to an industry average of 2.2.