Establishment profile
KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY
215 DUKE ST., NORTHUMBERLAND, PA, 17857
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 231661432
Summary
KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $16,725 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 193 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 31 citations in this view · $16,195 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $4,550 | Feb 1985 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $500 | Feb 1985 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 2 | 2 | $4,080 | Feb 1985 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $360 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $260 | May 1973 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 1 | $100 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 A02 IV | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A | 2 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IIC | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $320 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 A03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $250 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G11 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Feb 1985 | Feb 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 1988 | Feb 1988 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3321 within PA. Peer group: 193 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 53 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) · Oct 2022
Most frequent event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2022 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY, not this location alone
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 KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-339449 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KEYSTONE FORGING CO 215 DUKE ST. · NORTHUMBERLAND, PA, 17857 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 6 | 0 | — | May 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-18 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $11,000 | |
| 2002-07-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-05-12 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $875 | |
| 1999-03-25 | Planned | 18 | 4 | $2,000 | |
| 1996-02-16 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $700 | |
| 1993-10-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-06-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-02-16 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-02-02 | Complaint | 8 | 5 | $1,080 | |
| 1985-01-03 | Planned | 12 | 11 | $800 | |
| 1973-10-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-04-04 | Planned | 12 | — | $270 |
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 KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY 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 KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $16,725 in total penalties.
- How does KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. KEYSTONE FORGING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 13.28 compared to an industry average of 3.3.