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NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY

2121 BROOKS AVE, NEENAH, WI, 54956
Operated by NeenahEnterprises, Inc
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 391580331

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OSHA inspections
27
over 52 years
Violations
312
$103,932 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 · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY has accumulated 312 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $103,932 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
27
0.5 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
312
6.0 / yr
Penalties
$103,932
$333 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
14 of 27
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 27

81% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 20 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 · 113 citations in this view · $67,397 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1000 E118$2,600Jan 1988Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0023 C01109$8,520Jan 1985May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A011010$7,675Mar 1974May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0177$1,950Jan 1985Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0266$15,700Jan 1988Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0466$1,150Jan 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0965$990Jan 1985Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0353$10,500Jan 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0242 B55$3,400Apr 1988May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0355$1,650Jan 1985Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0132 A55$1,240Mar 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 II55$800Mar 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0176 B44$7,172Mar 1985Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0144$2,550Mar 1985May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0143$750Jan 1989Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0844$750Mar 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I44Apr 1988Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0344Jan 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0144Jan 1985Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III44Mar 1985Jan 1989

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3315 within WI. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 312 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $11,242
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 4

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
6.0
vs industry
+3.0
TRIR
8.4
vs industry
+2.9

Reported for 662 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.4
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
8
Complaint
14
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Nov 2015 – Oct 2019

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
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
Oct 2, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 11, 2019Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Nov 22, 2018NonclassifiableNonclassifiableHospitalized
Jul 12, 2017Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Nov 12, 2015Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 2, 2019Cleaning,Conveyor Belt,Crushed,Crushing,Glove,Hand,Lockout,Nip Point,Pulled In,Sand,Wrist11

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
6 years ago

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 NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for NeenahEnterprises, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
16
Unfair labor practice
16

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 NeenahEnterprises, Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 16 cases · 16 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-382262Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-270415Unfair labor practiceDec 2020Jan 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-222001Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Mar 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-219704Unfair labor practiceMay 2018May 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-213646Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Mar 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-212479Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Mar 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-203941Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Apr 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-191916Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-190761Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Apr 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-187981Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-187919Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Apr 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-181110Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-180090Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Sep 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-179574Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-158060Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-016802Unfair labor practiceApr 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
415892
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 NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$132K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Defense
$95K
Company-wide — NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$107K
Awards (all-time)
3

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$95K
Department of the Interior$37K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    CAST IRON FLOOR GRATES
    contract · Last action 2020-01-10
    $70,426
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN, SUPPLY, MANUFACTURE&DELIVER SEA WALL BOLLARDS
    contract · Last action 2020-06-05
    $21,498
  • Department of the Interior
    ARCH-SUPPLY TRENCH DRAINS IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2020-01-23
    $15,329
  • Department of Defense
    CUSTOM MAN HOLE COVERS TO FIT NEENAH FOUNDRY FRAME R-6669-P10
    contract · Last action 2013-05-23
    $15,126
  • Department of Defense
    TRENCH GRATE'S
    contract · Last action 2011-02-10
    $9,791

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331511 - IRON FOUNDRIES. Last action: 2020-06-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-10-08Referral0$0
2018-08-23Complaint1$0
2017-05-17Complaint11$5,387
2016-06-16Complaint11$2,975
2016-05-23Complaint21$1,785
2014-04-23Complaint0$0
2014-03-31Complaint52$14,450
1993-08-02Planned2510$15,850
1992-04-14Complaint53$10,000
1992-04-13Complaint6330$19,400
1992-03-11Complaint1813$7,350
1991-12-18Complaint4$10,000
1990-07-30Complaint64$3,760
1989-06-20Complaint1912$3,900
1989-06-14Complaint2$1,800
1988-11-30Follow-up2$140
1988-11-30Follow-up11$140
1988-11-17Planned399$1,185
1988-10-17Planned0$0
1988-02-17Complaint327$1,600
1988-02-17Planned232$1,500
1988-01-28Monitoring0$0
1987-11-03Monitoring2$200
1985-01-10Planned0$0
1984-11-14Planned294$1,150
1984-11-14Planned3010$1,090
1973-10-29Planned2$270

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NeenahEnterprises, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NeenahEnterprises, Inc 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 NEENAH FOUNDRY 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.

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

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Frequently asked

What is NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 312 violations and $103,932 in total penalties.
How does NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 6.04 compared to an industry average of 3.