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MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.

925 KENNEDY AVENUE, SCHERERVILLE, IN, 46375
332812Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
EIN 410853721

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OSHA inspections
9
over 34 years
Violations
39
$39,874 in penalties
Penalties
$39,874
$1,022 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC. has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $39,874 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC. 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
9
0.3 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
39
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$39,874
$1,022 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 9
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 9

89% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 31 citations in this view · $39,874 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2200.08010165$10,275Oct 1991Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$12,551Feb 1999Feb 2026
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$4,000Oct 1991Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$300Oct 1991Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22Oct 1991Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0711$2,625Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0107 H1211$1,875Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0107 I0711$1,875Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 2200.080101 211$1,875Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$1,500Nov 1998Nov 1998
29 CFR 1910.0334 C0111$938Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$560Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0178 M1211$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III11$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11$250Oct 1991Oct 1991
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11Jun 1999Jun 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Feb 1999Feb 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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3328 within IN. Peer group: 157 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $1,886
Inspection frequency
96th
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
14.7
vs industry
+11.6
TRIR
15.8
vs industry
+11.7

Reported for 130 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
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
15.8
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

Complaint
2
Accident
2
Referral
5

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 16, 1998CLOTHING,FURNACE,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,DRIVE SHAFT,UNGUARDEDFatality11
Aug 29, 1991FALL,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECTFatality11

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
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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

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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2010 – Oct 2011Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers1

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 MIDWEST PIPE COATING, 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 MIDWEST PIPE COATING, 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 MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MIDWEST PIPE COATING
925 KENNEDY AVE. · SCHERERVILLE, IN, 46375
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified30Jul 2024View →

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
93615
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 MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-06-01Referral0$0
2025-12-16Referral1$6,300
2019-08-06Referral11$1,251
2000-05-19Referral44$8,085
1999-04-20Complaint21$375
1998-12-17Accident65$8,750
1998-09-22Referral2$1,500
1998-05-11Complaint66$11,063
1991-08-30Accident1710$2,550

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 MIDWEST PIPE COATING, 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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Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $39,873.5 in total penalties.
How does MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC. operates in the metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 14.73 compared to an industry average of 3.1.
Has MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving MIDWEST PIPE COATING, INC..