Establishment profile
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.
1521 W. BRUCE ST., MILWAUKEE, WI, 53204
Operated by Mid City Foundry
EIN 390469646
Summary
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO. has accumulated 100 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $54,920 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
65% 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 · 46 citations in this view · $36,640 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 8 | 7 | — | Aug 1990 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 7 | 6 | $11,825 | Aug 1990 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $2,013 | Jul 1985 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 4 | 4 | $1,300 | Jul 1985 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $910 | Jul 1985 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 2 | 2 | $2,270 | Sep 1999 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 1 | $540 | Jul 1999 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 2 | 2 | $500 | May 1988 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $340 | Jul 1985 | Jul 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1995 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 J03 I | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,593 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 I01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
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 3315 within WI. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 100 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.
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 78 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 2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2015 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.. 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 MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO 1521 W BRUCE ST · MILWAUKEE, WI, 53204 | Air | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Mar 2025 | View → |
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO 1521 W BRUCE ST · MILWAUKEE, WI, 53204 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2010 | 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 MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-08-19 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $2,500 | |
| 2008-02-26 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $4,500 | |
| 2007-12-12 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,958 | |
| 2006-09-06 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,593 | |
| 2005-01-05 | Planned | 24 | 19 | $20,950 | |
| 2002-04-10 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-12-12 | Follow-up | 7 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 1999-05-03 | Planned | 20 | 17 | $8,395 | |
| 1998-09-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-12-13 | Planned | 20 | 18 | $7,800 | |
| 1992-11-19 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-02-27 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-05-15 | Follow-up | 3 | 2 | $625 | |
| 1988-03-30 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $250 | |
| 1987-12-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-24 | Planned | 10 | 3 | $350 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mid City Foundry.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mid City Foundry across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MID-CITY FOUNDRY CO.GRAFTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRIFUGAL CASTING, LLC.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- STARLINE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIVERSIFIED MACHINE, INC.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHELPS CASTPHELPS — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Mid City Foundry locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 331All employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MID CITY FOUNDRY CO. 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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- What is MID CITY FOUNDRY CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- MID CITY FOUNDRY CO. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 100 violations and $54,920 in total penalties.