Establishment profile
FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC
1918 EAST WAYNE STREET, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46803
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 351044469
Summary
FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $3,200 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th 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
FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
57% 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 · $3,200 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $805 | Jun 1989 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $375 | Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $310 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 IVB | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | May 1983 | May 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $120 | May 1983 | May 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | May 1983 | May 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $120 | May 1983 | May 1983 |
| 29 CFR 4000.402 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 |
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 IN. Peer group: 157 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 30 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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC. 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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FRANKE PLATING WORKS, 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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, 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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC 2109 E. WASHINGTON BLVD. · FORT WAYNE, IN, 46803 | AirRCRA | Violation QNCR 12 | 1 | 2 | — | Jul 2021 | 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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-10-26 | Planned | 9 | 2 | $1,060 | |
| 1994-10-14 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $1,000 | |
| 1992-04-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-05-15 | Planned | 10 | 3 | $660 | |
| 1985-01-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-03-25 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $480 |
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 FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC's OSHA violation history?
- FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $3,200 in total penalties.
- How does FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. FRANKE PLATING WORKS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.