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GAUTIER STEEL LTD

80 CLINTON STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15901
331221Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
EIN 341875097

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OSHA inspections
12
over 22 years
Violations
44
$47,097 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

GAUTIER STEEL LTD has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $47,097 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 171 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GAUTIER STEEL LTD appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.5 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
44
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$47,097
$1,070 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 12
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 12

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 25 citations in this view · $47,097 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A33$9,380Apr 2004Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$5,976Sep 2018May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$3,700Apr 2004Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0122Apr 2004Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0211$6,126May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0179 E0411$3,500May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 IID11$2,235Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 V11$2,230Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0211$2,000Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11$2,000Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0028 B11 II11$2,000Sep 2018Sep 2018
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111$1,250Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III11$1,000Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$1,000Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0179 G0611$875Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$875Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$750Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$750Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211$750Aug 2008Aug 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$700Apr 2004Apr 2004

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 171 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $3,027
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
5.5
vs industry
+3.7
TRIR
6.9
vs industry
+3.6

Reported for 80 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
9
Complaint
1
Follow-up
2

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 GAUTIER STEEL LTD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Feb 201511

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2014 – Feb 2015Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy ManufacturingFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GAUTIER STEEL LTD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GAUTIER STEEL LTD. 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 GAUTIER STEEL LTD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GAUTIER STEEL LTD. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GAUTIER STEEL LTD. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-03-04Follow-up0$0
2019-01-29Complaint66$12,602
2018-04-25Planned1111$12,000
2013-02-07Planned0$0
2011-11-10Planned0$0
2011-02-24Follow-up0$0
2010-07-27Planned33$4,465
2010-07-27Planned1$6,930
2008-07-14Planned44$3,750
2008-07-14Planned106$3,500
2004-03-10Planned76$3,150
2004-03-10Planned22$700

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GAUTIER STEEL LTD 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 GAUTIER STEEL LTD's OSHA violation history?
GAUTIER STEEL LTD has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $47,097 in total penalties.
How does GAUTIER STEEL LTD's safety record compare to its industry?
GAUTIER STEEL LTD operates in the rolled steel shape manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. GAUTIER STEEL LTD's self-reported DART rate is 5.52 compared to an industry average of 1.8.