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MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC

1532 E. OKLAHOMA AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53207
Operated by Milwaukee Force LLC
332111Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 271867572

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OSHA inspections
24
over 52 years
Violations
128
$68,272 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 · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC has accumulated 128 OSHA violations across 24 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $68,272 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 89 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
24
0.5 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
128
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$68,272
$533 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 24
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 24

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3321 within WI. Peer group: 89 employers. This establishment has 128 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $7,363
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.4
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
11.9
vs industry
+6.5

Reported for 122 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
11.9
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
9
Complaint
8
Referral
4
Follow-up
3

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) · Mar 2016 – Aug 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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
Aug 16, 2022Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Mar 14, 2016Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadwayBrainHospitalized

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
Aug 29, 1995DIE,MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,RAM11

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 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Milwaukee Force LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Milwaukee Force LLC locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
881624
Operation
C

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 MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-01-08Complaint0$0
2022-09-23Referral11$6,000
2018-04-17Complaint42$1,500
2012-08-16Complaint55$4,292
2010-10-20Referral33$7,200
2008-07-09Complaint0$0
2007-03-12Referral77$3,750
2007-02-28Planned22$1,500
2002-08-14Planned1810$19,075
2002-08-14Planned1$0
1999-01-26Planned64$4,800
1995-08-30Referral0$0
1994-09-22Planned167$14,575
1994-09-22Planned3023$4,650
1993-03-24Complaint1$0
1991-10-21Complaint0$0
1982-04-27Planned0$0
1979-01-09Follow-up0$0
1978-11-06Complaint9$480
1977-06-28Follow-up0$0
1977-03-30Complaint0$0
1976-11-12Follow-up1$0
1976-04-08Planned23$300
1974-01-17Planned1$150

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Milwaukee Force LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Milwaukee Force LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Milwaukee Force LLC.

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Frequently asked

What is MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC has 24 OSHA inspections on record with 128 violations and $68,272 in total penalties.
How does MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. MILWAUKEE FORGE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.4 compared to an industry average of 3.3.