Establishment profile
L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
202 WEBER LANE, BEDFORD, PA, 15522
Operated by LB Foster Company
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 977 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 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, 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.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3323 within PA. Peer group: 977 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 44 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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 →
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 1 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 1 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:
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- MILTON STEEL COMPANYMILTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- GREINER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDELIZABETHTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SMITHAHN COMPANY INC.BETHLEHEM — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHEAST INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, INC.GREENVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NOFTZ SHEET METALPITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & J WELDING AND CONSTRUCTION LLCSMITHFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMTHOR STEELERIE — 2 federal enforcement records
- E&E METAL FAB., INCORPORATEDLEBANON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRI-STATE MINING SUPPLY INC.SOMERSET — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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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.
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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 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.