Establishment profile
REPUBLIC STEEL
2633 8TH STREET NE, CANTON, OH, 44704
Operated by Republic Steel · 1 of 26 establishments
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
EIN 200485783
Summary
REPUBLIC STEEL has accumulated 150 OSHA violations across 41 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $1,648,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 290 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
REPUBLIC STEEL appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
49% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 17 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 · 68 citations in this view · $981,560 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 14 | 2 | $294,000 | Aug 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 9 | 3 | $168,140 | Oct 1983 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 4 | 1 | — | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 3 | 3 | $106,936 | Mar 2014 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 II | 3 | 2 | $84,000 | Aug 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $50,542 | Nov 1980 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 3 | 3 | $47,000 | Mar 2014 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 3 | 3 | $42,000 | Mar 2014 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 3 | 3 | $22,800 | Jul 1977 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 | 3 | 2 | $10,551 | Mar 2014 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 2 | 1 | $44,640 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 I | 2 | 2 | $30,000 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 2 | 2 | $19,800 | Sep 1980 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 2 | 2 | $19,142 | May 2017 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I04 II | 2 | 2 | $19,142 | May 2017 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 2 | 2 | $7,200 | Mar 2014 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 E01 | 2 | 2 | $5,556 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2022 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $4,620 | Jun 1984 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A03 | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | Aug 2021 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I01 | 2 | 2 | $1,990 | May 2017 | Jan 2023 |
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 3321 within OH. Peer group: 290 employers. This establishment has 150 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.
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 50 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) · Nov 2016 – Sep 2018
Most frequent event: Fall, slip, trip, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2018 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 21, 2016 | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 REPUBLIC STEEL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for REPUBLIC STEEL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for Republic Steel, 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 Republic Steel 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.). 33 cases · 33 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-304962 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Jan 2025 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-303803 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2022 | Feb 2024 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-303409 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2022 | Feb 2024 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-297329 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2022 | Jan 2023 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-297160 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2022 | Jan 2025 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-285959 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-285213 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-283893 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-271919 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2021 | Mar 2026 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-220389 | Unfair labor practice | May 2018 | Jul 2019 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 03-CA-216338 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | May 2018 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 08-CA-205961 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2017 | Apr 2018 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-203926 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-197493 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2017 | May 2017 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-170372 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2016 | Apr 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-169354 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-164459 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2015 | Feb 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-162845 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-162844 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-162830 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | May 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-162829 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-162000 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-150221 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2015 | Mar 2018 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-143786 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-142803 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-142218 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-140323 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2014 | May 2018 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-140318 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2014 | Jan 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-127818 | Unfair labor practice | May 2014 | Jul 2014 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-111638 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2013 | Oct 2013 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-099313 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2013 | Apr 2013 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-094353 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-094352 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, 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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for REPUBLIC STEEL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for REPUBLIC STEEL. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for REPUBLIC STEEL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-30 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $17,000 | |
| 2022-07-18 | Complaint | 13 | 7 | $149,541 | |
| 2022-03-08 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $42,807 | |
| 2021-08-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-04-05 | Complaint | 13 | 7 | $126,388 | |
| 2019-11-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-12-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2017-10-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Complaint | 11 | 10 | $28,575 | |
| 2016-12-05 | Referral | 4 | 1 | $27,340 | |
| 2016-06-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-04-08 | Complaint | 2 | — | $6,000 | |
| 2016-03-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-05-26 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-10-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | |
| 2013-10-02 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $46,200 | |
| 2013-10-02 | Referral | 56 | 23 | $1,194,414 | |
| 2013-07-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-06-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-03-15 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $2,975 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Complaint | 24 | 8 | $0 | |
| 1984-04-06 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1984-03-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-09-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-09-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $140 | |
| 1982-12-07 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-10-02 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $700 | |
| 1981-02-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-10-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $350 | |
| 1980-09-03 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $600 | |
| 1980-07-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-07-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-11-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-11-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-09-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-09-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-03-30 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-11-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-06-29 | Complaint | 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
REPUBLIC STEEL is one of 26 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Republic Steel.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Republic Steel across all 26 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in iron and steel forging within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CANTON DROP FORGE, INC.CANTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIFCO FORGE GROUPCLEVELAND — 3 federal enforcement records
- THE DAYTON FORGING & HEAT TREATING COMPANYDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGSCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- MID-WEST FORGE CORPORATIONCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE DAYTON FORGING AND HEAT TREATING COMPANYDAYTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- EDGERTON FORGE, INC.EDGERTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TEKFOR USAWOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- T & W FORGE INC.ALLIANCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPENCER FORGE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANYSPENCER — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Republic Steel, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPCleveland, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPOwego, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEELMASSILLON, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATIONWarren, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPNiles, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPCleveland, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPYoungstown, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPBuffalo, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPCanton, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORPNew York -Richmond, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Republic Steel locationsParent rollup
- Iron and Steel ForgingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Iron and Steel in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on REPUBLIC 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 Republic Steel, which operates 26 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.
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is REPUBLIC STEEL's OSHA violation history?
- REPUBLIC STEEL has 41 OSHA inspections on record with 150 violations and $1,648,650 in total penalties.
- How does REPUBLIC STEEL's safety record compare to its industry?
- REPUBLIC STEEL operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. REPUBLIC STEEL's self-reported DART rate is 3.33 compared to an industry average of 3.3.
- Has REPUBLIC STEEL had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving REPUBLIC STEEL.