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KENNAMETAL INC

CHESTNUT RIDGE PLANT, Latrobe, PA, 15650
Operated by KENNAMETAL INC · 1 of 36 establishments
EIN 250900168

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OSHA inspections
11
over 51 years
Violations
31
$1,575 in penalties
Penalties
$1,575
$51 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KENNAMETAL INC has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $1,575 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,992 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 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, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
11
0.2 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
31
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$1,575
$51 avg / violation
10% serious90% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 11
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 11

45% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,992 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
0.8
vs industry
TRIR
3.0
vs industry

Reported for 245 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
8
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 KENNAMETAL INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 43+ years. Most recent activity: 43 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 KENNAMETAL INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KENNAMETAL INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for KENNAMETAL INC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other KENNAMETAL INC locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
6
Certified
6
Avg wage ratio
1.15x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

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

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.1M
Awards
32
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.0M
Company-wide — KENNAMETAL INC (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5.7M
Awards (all-time)
1,722

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$2.0M
Department of the Treasury$58K
Department of Health and Human Services$14K
Department of the Interior$6K
General Services Administration$653.2

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332992 - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2016-08-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1983-03-03Planned0$0
1983-03-03Planned0$0
1983-03-03Planned0$0
1983-03-03Planned0$0
1981-07-14Follow-up0$0
1979-03-08Complaint32$630
1975-05-01Follow-up0$0
1975-02-14Planned4$0
1975-02-13Planned131$700
1974-10-17Planned5$75
1974-10-17Planned6$170

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.

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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.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is KENNAMETAL INC's OSHA violation history?
KENNAMETAL INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $1,575 in total penalties.