Establishment profile
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO
3001 N. VICTORY RD, NORFOLK, NE, 68701
Operated by Norfolk Iron and Metal · 1 of 3 establishments
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 470460089
Summary
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $18,520 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $18,520 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $175 | Dec 1973 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IM | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $180 | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0177 D01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 B02 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D04 VI | 1 | 1 | $30 | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B08 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
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.
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 156 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) · Aug 2017
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2017 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2011 | HEAD,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECTFatality | 1 | — | 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 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. 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 NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 3 facilities · 2 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO 300 W BRAASCH AVE · NORFOLK, NE, 68701 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO 301 N 3RD ST · NORFOLK, NE, 68701 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO 3001 NORTH VICTORY ROAD · NORFOLK, NE, 68701 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-02-15 | Accident | 4 | 3 | $18,000 | |
| 1986-04-01 | Programmed Other | 5 | 4 | $300 | |
| 1983-03-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-02-08 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $100 | |
| 1973-11-28 | Planned | 8 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Norfolk Iron and Metal.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Norfolk Iron and Metal across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RYERSON INC.OMAHA — 1 federal enforcement record
- STATE STEEL OF OMAHAOMAHA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Norfolk Iron and Metal locationsParent rollup
- Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Service Centers in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO 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 Norfolk Iron and Metal, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO's OSHA violation history?
- NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $18,520 in total penalties.
- How does NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO's self-reported DART rate is 2.21 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
- Has NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NORFOLK IRON & METAL CO.