Establishment profile
MERCER FORGE CORPORATION
200 BROWN STREET, MERCER, PA, 16137
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 251511711
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $1,340 | Feb 1986 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $703 | Feb 1986 | Mar 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 2 | 2 | $665 | Oct 1989 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 2 | 2 | $665 | Oct 1989 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $400 | Oct 1986 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 A03 IX | 2 | 2 | $230 | Feb 1986 | Apr 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0218 F01 III | 1 | 1 | $6,194 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $4,125 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,100 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $2,870 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $2,295 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B | 1 | 1 | $900 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0010 A | 1 | 1 | $675 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $630 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $603 | Mar 1999 | Mar 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
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.
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 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
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) · Jul 2020
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Bolt,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,Unsecured | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
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
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Nov 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $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 period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2016 – Nov 2018 | Iron and Steel Mills | FMLA | 1 | 1 | $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 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MERCER FORGE CORP 200 BROWN ST. · MERCER, PA, 16137 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Jun 2022 | View → |
MERCER FORGE CORP 200 BROWN ST · MERCER, PA, 16137 | RCRA | 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.
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 MERCER FORGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-21 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,194 | |
| 2016-03-02 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-03-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-01-26 | Complaint | 2 | — | $7,425 | |
| 2014-02-13 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $5,000 | |
| 2014-02-04 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $9,000 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $5,915 | |
| 2011-11-16 | Planned | 1 | — | $675 | |
| 2008-02-25 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,140 | |
| 2008-02-04 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $630 | |
| 2006-09-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-04-16 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-03-05 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $1,609 | |
| 1994-10-27 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $1,650 | |
| 1989-09-15 | Monitoring | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-03-02 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-01-15 | Follow-up | 13 | 7 | $640 | |
| 1986-09-16 | Follow-up | 2 | 1 | $900 | |
| 1986-01-03 | Planned | 10 | 7 | $1,480 | |
| 1983-08-31 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-07-29 | Planned | 12 | — | $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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Contact sales →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.