Establishment profile
LIBERTY FORGE, INC.
1507 FORT WORTH ST., LIBERTY, TX, 77575
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 741806813
Summary
LIBERTY FORGE, INC. has accumulated 49 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $65,699 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 122 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LIBERTY FORGE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
91% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 33 citations in this view · $65,699 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 4 | 4 | $210 | May 1982 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 3 | 3 | $8,689 | Sep 2013 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $8,689 | May 1982 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 A02 I | 2 | 2 | $7,904 | Jul 2019 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,028 | May 1990 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $2,260 | May 1982 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $2,150 | May 1990 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 2 | 2 | $120 | May 1982 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1982 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1988 | May 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $8,689 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M03 | 1 | 1 | $8,689 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,647 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,978 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $796 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $70 | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
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 TX. Peer group: 122 employers. This establishment has 49 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 38 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) · Apr 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
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 1, 2024 | Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) | Part of body unspecified | 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 7 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 LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. 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 LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LIBERTY FORGE 1507 FORT WORTH ST · LIBERTY, TX, 77575 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 2003 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LIBERTY FORGE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $34,755 | |
| 2024-04-08 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $13,551 | |
| 2019-06-18 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $8,752 | |
| 2013-07-24 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $7,980 | |
| 1990-05-17 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $150 | |
| 1988-04-27 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-05-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-01-04 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $230 | |
| 1982-04-15 | Planned | 16 | 2 | $280 | |
| 1982-03-24 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-09-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in iron and steel forging within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS, INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GALPERTI INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- Wyman Gordon ForgingsHouston — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERIFORGE CORPORATIONHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SCHILL STEEL SERVICESHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- PIPING PRODUCTS, INC.HOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MARTIN SPROCKETS & GEAR, INC.FORT WORTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTERN OF TEXAS FORGE & FLANGE CO.KOUNTZE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILESTONE METALS, INC.DALLAS — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LIBERTY FORGE, INC. 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 LIBERTY FORGE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- LIBERTY FORGE, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 49 violations and $65,698.5 in total penalties.
- How does LIBERTY FORGE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- LIBERTY FORGE, INC. operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. LIBERTY FORGE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.21 compared to an industry average of 3.3.