Establishment profile
KENNAMETAL INC.
100 KENNAMETAL ROAD, WELDON, NC, 27890
Operated by KENNAMETAL INC · 1 of 36 establishments
333515 — Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
EIN 250900168
Summary
KENNAMETAL INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $4,275 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 129 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KENNAMETAL INC. 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $4,275 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3335 within NC. Peer group: 129 employers. This establishment has 10 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 124 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 KENNAMETAL INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 – May 2019 | All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 KENNAMETAL 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 KENNAMETAL 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 KENNAMETAL INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KENNAMETAL INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KENNAMETAL INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-10 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-10-19 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $1,225 | |
| 1997-06-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-10-17 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $3,050 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KENNAMETAL INC. is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization KENNAMETAL INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of KENNAMETAL INC across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FOREST CITY TOOL DIVISIONHICKORY — 1 federal enforcement record
- FLOW FABRICATION AND EQUIPMENT, LLCCHARLOTTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- S T & F PRECISION TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS, INC.ARDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.ARDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- RBI MANUFACTURING, INC. DBA RBI PRECISION, INC.SHARPSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- KENNAMETAL INC.ASHEBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRO TOOL COMPANY, INC.ADVANCE — 1 federal enforcement record
- U. S. GEAR TOOLS, INC.SWANNANOA — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREENLEAF CORPORATIONE FLAT ROCK — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC.HICKORY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by KENNAMETAL INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KENNAMETAL INC.ORWELL, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INC.BEDFORD, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INCORPORATEDSLIPPERY ROCK, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INC.CHILHOWIE, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INCLYNDONVILLE, VT — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL, INC.GREENFIELD, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INCLatrobe, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INC.NEW MARKET, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL INCLexington, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENNAMETAL, INC.CHARLOTTE, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All KENNAMETAL INC locationsParent rollup
- Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Cutting Tool and in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KENNAMETAL 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup KENNAMETAL INC, which operates 36 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KENNAMETAL INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KENNAMETAL INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $4,275 in total penalties.
- How does KENNAMETAL INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KENNAMETAL INC. operates in the cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. KENNAMETAL INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.79 compared to an industry average of 0.5.