Establishment profile
MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY
2240 W. 15TH STREET, ERIE, PA, 16505
332710 — Machine Shops
EIN 250901157
Summary
MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $13,204 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 776 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 28 citations in this view · $13,204 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 3 | 3 | $1,250 | Feb 1987 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 F02 | 3 | 2 | — | Feb 1987 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 2 | 2 | $200 | Feb 1987 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 2 | 2 | $150 | Feb 1987 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1987 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E03 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1987 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $3,925 | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,079 | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
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 3327 within PA. Peer group: 776 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 57 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 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 5, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 5, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Die,Energized,Finger,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Mechanical Power Press,Point Of Operation,Power Press,Press,Puncture | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. 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 MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-05-08 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $7,004 | |
| 1995-03-06 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $500 | |
| 1991-08-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-04-26 | Complaint | 16 | 14 | $5,000 | |
| 1987-01-29 | Planned | 16 | 9 | $700 |
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 MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY 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 MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $13,203.5 in total penalties.
- How does MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. MORRIS COUPLING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 8.74 compared to an industry average of 1.5.