Establishment profile
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC
6870 HGHWAY 42 EAST, GHENT, KY, 41045
Summary
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 35 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $73,025 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
23% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $73,025 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $12,000 | Feb 2010 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A05 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C02II | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $5,700 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $5,700 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 3380.03101 A | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 338.31(1)(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,850 | Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 B02VIII | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 2031.002 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $2,375 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D | 1 | 1 | $1,900 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2012 | Jun 2012 |
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 3311 within KY. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 1,389 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 NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in KY — for NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC, not this location alone
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 NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CA-246722 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2019 | Dec 2019 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
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). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS 6870 US-42 · GHENT, KY, 41045 | AirWaterTRI | No Violation Identified | 6 | 0 | — | Jul 2025 | View → |
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS 6870 HWY 42 EAST · GHENT, KY, 41045 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2024 | View → |
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS 6870 HIGHWAY 42 EAST · GHENT, KY, 41045 | — | — | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2001-02-01. Most recent: 2001-02-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-01-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,850 | |
| 2025-06-25 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-03-19 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-02-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-01-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-10 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-09-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-08-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-08-31 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-04-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-11-15 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-06-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-12-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-08-21 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-07-31 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-02-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-08-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-07-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-04-10 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-02-13 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-11-07 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2015-06-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2014-06-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-04-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2014-02-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-10-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-16 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-06-28 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $11,400 | |
| 2012-01-09 | Planned | 14 | 10 | $35,775 | |
| 2010-12-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-07 | Programmed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-02 | Programmed Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 |
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 NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS 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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- NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS INC has 35 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $73,025 in total penalties.