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MERCER FORGE CORPORATION

200 BROWN STREET, MERCER, PA, 16137
332111Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 251511711

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OSHA inspections
21
over 51 years
Violations
81
$42,313 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 8 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MERCER FORGE CORPORATION has accumulated 81 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $42,313 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 192 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MERCER FORGE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
21
0.4 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
81
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$42,313
$522 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 21
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 21

90% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 26 citations in this view · $39,445 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$1,340Feb 1986Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$703Feb 1986Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0122$665Oct 1989Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122$665Oct 1989Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 H22$400Oct 1986Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.0218 A03 IX22$230Feb 1986Apr 1987
29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 III11$6,194Oct 2020Oct 2020
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$4,125Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$4,100Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$4,000Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$3,300Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$3,000May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$2,870Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0184 D11$2,295Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$2,000May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$900Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$750Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1904.0010 A11$675Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$630Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$603Mar 1999Mar 1999

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3321 within PA. Peer group: 192 employers. This establishment has 81 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $4,310
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
3.6
vs industry
+0.3
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
−1.1

Reported for 125 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

Industry avg TRIR
5.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
6
Complaint
8
Referral
4
Follow-up
2

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) · Jul 2020

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 16, 2020Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 16, 2020Bolt,Caught Between,Crushed,Finger,Fracture,Hand Tool,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Mechanical Power Press,Power Press,Press Operator,Safety Block,Unsecured11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,372
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $1,372 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Nov 2018111$1,372

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $1,372 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2016 – Nov 2018Iron and Steel MillsFMLA11$1,372

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCER FORGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MERCER FORGE CORPORATION. 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 MERCER FORGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MERCER FORGE CORP
200 BROWN ST. · MERCER, PA, 16137
AirWaterNo Violation Identified20Jun 2022View →
MERCER FORGE CORP
200 BROWN ST · MERCER, PA, 16137
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
3071243
Operation
A

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 MERCER FORGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-07-21Referral22$6,194
2016-03-02Complaint2$0
2016-03-02Complaint0$0
2016-01-26Complaint2$7,425
2014-02-13Referral32$5,000
2014-02-04Complaint64$9,000
2011-11-16Planned42$5,915
2011-11-16Planned1$675
2008-02-25Complaint11$1,140
2008-02-04Complaint31$630
2006-09-13Referral0$0
1999-04-16Referral1$0
1999-03-05Planned63$1,609
1994-10-27Complaint64$1,650
1989-09-15Monitoring3$0
1988-03-02Complaint1$0
1987-01-15Follow-up137$640
1986-09-16Follow-up21$900
1986-01-03Planned107$1,480
1983-08-31Planned3$0
1974-07-29Planned12$55

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCER FORGE CORPORATION 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 MERCER FORGE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
MERCER FORGE CORPORATION has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 81 violations and $42,312.6 in total penalties.
How does MERCER FORGE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
MERCER FORGE CORPORATION operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. MERCER FORGE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.58 compared to an industry average of 3.3.