Establishment profile
L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
202 WEBER LANE, BEDFORD, PA, 15522
Operated by LB Foster · 1 of 5 establishments
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 251324733
Summary
L.B. FOSTER COMPANY has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $21,130 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 981 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 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 COMPANY 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 21 citations in this view · $21,130 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $2,230 | May 1999 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D05 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 C02 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,090 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 E05 V | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2003 | May 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B14 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B13 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2003 | Mar 2003 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3323 within PA. Peer group: 981 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 76 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 2021
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 14, 2021 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Multiple trunk locations | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for L.B. FOSTER COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for L.B. FOSTER COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L.B. FOSTER COMPANY 256 WEBER LN · BEDFORD, PA, 15522 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 L.B. FOSTER COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-11-02 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | |
| 2011-06-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-10-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-20 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $5,130 | |
| 1999-04-19 | Planned | 25 | 19 | $12,000 | |
| 1990-02-15 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
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 COMPANY is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LB Foster.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LB Foster across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fabricated structural metal manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREINER INDUSTRIES, INC.MOUNT JOY — 3 federal enforcement records
- MILTON STEEL COMPANYMILTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- GREINER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDELIZABETHTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHAHN COMPANY INC.BETHLEHEM — 3 federal enforcement records
- NOFTZ SHEET METALPITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- METALS USA, INC.AMBRIDGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- HABERLE STEEL, INC.SOUDERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMTHOR STEELERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, INC.GREENVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRI-STATE MINING SUPPLY INC.SOMERSET — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by LB Foster, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- L.B. FOSTER COPUEBLO, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All LB Foster locationsParent rollup
- Fabricated Structural Metal ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Fabricated Structural Metal in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on L.B. FOSTER 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup LB Foster, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is L.B. FOSTER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- L.B. FOSTER COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $21,130 in total penalties.
- How does L.B. FOSTER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- L.B. FOSTER COMPANY operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. L.B. FOSTER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.39 compared to an industry average of 1.8.