Establishment profile
NUCOR STEEL
RR #1, NORFOLK, NE, 68701
Operated by Nucor Corporation · 1 of 254 establishments
Summary
NUCOR STEEL has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $7,375 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,676 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 35 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NUCOR STEEL appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 25 citations in this view · $7,375 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 IIB | 2 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N02 II | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 M02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
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. Peer group: 10,676 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1990 | SHOULDER,HOISTING MECHANISM,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,WINCHFatality | 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 35+ years. Most recent activity: 35 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 NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NUCOR STEEL. 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 NUCOR STEEL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NUCOR STEEL 2911 E NUCOR RD · NORFOLK, NE, 68701 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 7 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | 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 NUCOR STEEL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-11-19 | Accident | 8 | 5 | $6,000 | |
| 1988-11-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-03-24 | Planned | 26 | 4 | $1,375 | |
| 1988-03-22 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NUCOR STEEL is one of 254 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nucor Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nucor Corporation across all 254 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Nucor Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- C.H.I. OVERHEAD DOORS, LLCARTHUR, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATEDWALLINGFORD, CT — 3 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.GILBERT, AZ — 3 federal enforcement records
- NUCOR STEEL BERKELEYHUGER, SC — 2 federal enforcement records
- NUCOR STEEL SEATTLE INCSEATTLE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.MESA, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.PEORIA, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.CASA GRANDE, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES INCFONTANA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.TUCSON, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Nucor Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NUCOR STEEL 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 Nucor Corporation, which operates 254 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NUCOR STEEL's OSHA violation history?
- NUCOR STEEL has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $7,375 in total penalties.
- Has NUCOR STEEL had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NUCOR STEEL.