Establishment profile
L.B. FOSTER CO.
5038 BEECH STREET, NORWOOD, OH, 45212
Operated by LB Foster Company · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 251324733
Summary
L.B. FOSTER CO. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 41 years of recorded history, with $970 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84,973 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
L.B. FOSTER CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 21 citations in this view · $970 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 2 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $200 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $80 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D07 III | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1985 | Sep 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1985 | Aug 1985 |
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. Peer group: 84,973 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 30 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for L.B. FOSTER CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 L.B. FOSTER CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for L.B. FOSTER CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for L.B. FOSTER CO.. 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 L.B. FOSTER CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for L.B. FOSTER CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-07-18 | Planned | 23 | 10 | $970 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
L.B. FOSTER CO. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LB Foster Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LB Foster Company across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by LB Foster Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- L.B. FOSTER COMPANYNILES, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- L.B. FOSTER COMPANYMINERAL RIDGE, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All LB Foster Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on L.B. FOSTER CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 LB Foster Company, which operates 3 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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- What is L.B. FOSTER CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- L.B. FOSTER CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 23 violations and $970 in total penalties.