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OLYMPIC STEEL

222 LAVOY RD, ERIE, MI, 48133
Operated by Olympic Steel · 1 of 11 establishments
423510Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 383210900

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OSHA inspections
2
over 18 years
Violations
16
$263 in penalties
Penalties
$263
$16 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

OLYMPIC STEEL has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $263 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 116 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

OLYMPIC STEEL 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
16
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$263
$16 avg / violation
38% serious62% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

50% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $263 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.00330211$50Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.263711$50Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.2647 A11$50Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.02200111$38Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.071611$38Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$38Sep 2007Sep 2007
40801014JJ11Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.012511Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.18750111Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 4081.38220211Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 IV11Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0511Sep 2007Sep 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

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4235 within MI. Peer group: 116 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
37th
peer median: $808
Inspection frequency
53rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.9
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
4.8
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 108 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Follow-up
1

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 OLYMPIC STEEL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 OLYMPIC STEEL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OLYMPIC 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 OLYMPIC 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 OLYMPIC STEEL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OLYMPIC STEEL. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OLYMPIC STEEL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-01-15Follow-up0$0
2007-08-28Planned166$263

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OLYMPIC STEEL is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Olympic Steel.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Olympic Steel across all 11 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 MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OLYMPIC 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 Olympic Steel, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is OLYMPIC STEEL's OSHA violation history?
OLYMPIC STEEL has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $262.5 in total penalties.
How does OLYMPIC STEEL's safety record compare to its industry?
OLYMPIC STEEL operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. OLYMPIC STEEL's self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 2.5.