Establishment profile
NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED
35 TOELLES ROAD, WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492
Operated by Nucor Corporation · 1 of 253 establishments
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 204522493
Summary
NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $6,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 32nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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,
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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $6,300 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | Jun 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2007 | Jul 2007 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3312 within CT. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 13.
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 146 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) · Mar 2021
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Caught In,Finger,Fingertip,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Malfunction,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Roll,Rolling,Steel,Traumatic Amputation | 1 | — | — | |
| Jan 26, 2012 | Amputation,Arm,Caught In,Hand Tool,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Nip Point | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CT — for Nucor Corporation, 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 Nucor Corporation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-197639 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED. 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 CONNECTICUT, INC. 35 TOELLES RD · WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 2 | 0 | — | Feb 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 CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-10 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-01-26 | Referral | 2 | — | $6,300 | |
| 2010-11-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-04-09 | Referral | 2 | — | $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 CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED is one of 253 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 253 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel wire drawing within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ACCEL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.MERIDEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- KANTHAL CORPORATIONBETHEL — 2 federal enforcement records
- MOHAWKMANCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- SIRI MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.DANIELSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- REA MAGNET WIRE COMPANY, INC.GUILFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- LOOS & CO., INC.POMFRET CENTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- ULBRICH SHAPED WIRE, INC.NORTH HAVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- NUTMEG WIRE, INC.BALTIC — 1 federal enforcement record
- RADCLIFF WIRE INC.BRISTOL — 1 federal enforcement record
- STANLEY BOSTITCH FASTENING SYSTEMS, LLPCLINTON — 1 federal enforcement record
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
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.GILBERT, AZ — 3 federal enforcement records
- NUCOR STEELNORFOLK, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.TOLLESON, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- NUCOR STEEL BERKELEYHUGER, SC — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.MESA, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.CASA GRANDE, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.TUCSON, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKYLINE STEEL, INC.PEORIA, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES INCFONTANA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Nucor Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Steel Wire DrawingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- Steel Wire Drawing in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED 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 253 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $6,300 in total penalties.
- How does NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. NUCOR STEEL CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 1.19 compared to an industry average of 2.9.