Summary
KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $5,885 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,457 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE 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, 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
53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 0000 within IL. Peer group: 76,457 employers. This establishment has 52 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 919 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
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) · Apr 2016 – Apr 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. | Foot (feet), unspecified | 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 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 KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE, 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 STEEL & WIRE locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE. 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-19 | Follow-up | 7 | 6 | $990 | |
| 1982-02-11 | Complaint | 15 | 4 | $525 | |
| 1982-02-10 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $120 | |
| 1981-01-20 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $2,700 | |
| 1980-11-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-11-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-10-17 | Complaint | 13 | 10 | $660 | |
| 1980-04-22 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-01-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-03-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-01-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-11-17 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $560 | |
| 1978-08-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-06-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-06-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-05-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-04-17 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $300 | |
| 1976-04-27 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-29 | Complaint | 3 | — | $30 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE 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 KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE's OSHA violation history?
- KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $5,885 in total penalties.
- Has KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE.