Establishment profile
NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION
5455 WEGMAN DRIVE, VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280
331221 — Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
EIN 341219952
Summary
NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $15,193 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 179 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION 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
80% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $15,193 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | $3,798 | Apr 2004 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $8,700 | Jun 2016 | Jan 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1997 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1997 | Sep 1997 |
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 3312 within OH. Peer group: 179 employers. This establishment has 18 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 52 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) · Apr 2016 – Nov 2016
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2016 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Apr 12, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Scalp | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. 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 NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION 5455 WEGMAN DR · VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280 | RCRA | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,250 | |
| 2016-04-27 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $7,350 | |
| 2005-01-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-03-19 | Referral | 6 | 1 | $893 | |
| 1997-09-05 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- LOVEMAN STEEL CORPORATIONBEDFORD HEIGHTS — 2 federal enforcement records
- FULTON COUNTY PROCESSING, LTD.DELTA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DIETRICH INDUSTRIES INC.WARREN — 2 federal enforcement records
- THOMAS STEEL STRIP CORPORATIONWARREN — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEELMASSILLON — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODUCTSMASSILLON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLEGHENY LUDLUM LLCLOUISVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION 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 NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $15,192.5 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION operates in the rolled steel shape manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 6.19 compared to an industry average of 1.8.