Establishment profile
NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.
12600 CLARENCE CENTER ROAD, AKRON, NY, 14001
Summary
NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $12,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 71st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC. 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $12,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 XII | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $75 | Nov 1984 | Nov 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1984 | Oct 1984 |
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 3311 within NY. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 36 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS 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 NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS 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 NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS, INC 12600 CLARENCE CENTER ROAD · AKRON, NY, 14001 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | 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 NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseROLLING STEEL PLATEScontract · Last action 2015-09-24$66,623
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331221 - ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2015-09-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-09 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $9,800 | |
| 2008-04-22 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $3,000 | |
| 1984-10-03 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $75 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS 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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- What is NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NIAGARA SPECIALTY METALS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $12,875 in total penalties.