Establishment profile
KEN FORGING, INC.
1049 GRIGGS ROAD, JEFFERSON, OH, 44047
332112 — Nonferrous Forging
EIN 341160613
Summary
KEN FORGING, INC. has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $62,613 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 290 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KEN FORGING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
79% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3321 within OH. Peer group: 290 employers. This establishment has 46 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 117 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 2021 – Aug 2023
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2023 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | 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.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Blasting,Caught In,Chain,Cleaning,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Finger,Lost Balance,Partial Amputation,Shovel,Sprocket,Steel,Unguarded | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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 KEN FORGING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KEN FORGING, 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 KEN FORGING, 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 KEN FORGING, 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: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KEN FORGING, INC. 1049 GRIGGS RD · JEFFERSON, OH, 44047 | Water | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KEN FORGING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-09 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $12,700 | |
| 2024-02-23 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,171 | |
| 2023-08-25 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $21,656 | |
| 2021-12-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,136 | |
| 2008-06-12 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $3,080 | |
| 2004-06-21 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $1,800 | |
| 2002-03-06 | Planned | 12 | 4 | $2,520 | |
| 2000-01-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-02-02 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $1,650 | |
| 1997-06-12 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $3,060 | |
| 1995-03-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-02-13 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $840 | |
| 1990-01-09 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-05-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
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 KEN FORGING, 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 KEN FORGING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KEN FORGING, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $62,613.2 in total penalties.
- How does KEN FORGING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KEN FORGING, INC. operates in the nonferrous forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.7. KEN FORGING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.12 compared to an industry average of 3.7.