Establishment profile
GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.
84 METALS DRIVE, PLANTSVILLE, CT, 06479
Operated by Gibbs Wire and Steel Company, LLC
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 843284267
Summary
GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $8,845 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 42nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GIBBS WIRE & STEEL 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, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 4235 within CT. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 50 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) · Dec 2015 – Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2019 | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Hip(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GIBBS WIRE & STEEL 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 GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-07 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,235 | |
| 2011-04-27 | Planned | 11 | 3 | $4,610 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Gibbs Wire and Steel Company, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Gibbs Wire and Steel Company, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE CHAPIN & BANGS COMPANYBRIDGEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY, INCNAUGATUCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- YARDE METALS, INC.BRISTOL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BUSHWICK METALS, INC.BRIDGEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- INFRA-METALS COMPANYWALLINGFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- YARDE METALSSOUTHINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- KLOECKNER METALS CORPORATIONMIDDLETOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRIDGEPORT SCRAP METALS, INC.BRIDGEPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
- FUTURE METALS, LLCWALLINGFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDUSTRIAL STEEL & WIRE CO., LLCBRISTOL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, 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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Frequently asked
- What is GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $8,845 in total penalties.
- How does GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.34 compared to an industry average of 2.5.