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RIDGE TOOL COMPANY is a power-driven handtool manufacturing employer in ORANGE, VA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $20,875 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

RIDGE TOOL COMPANY

14100 OLD GORDONSVILLE ROAD, ORANGE, VA, 22960

Parent: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO (617 locations)

333991 Top companies in Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
3 violations
$20,875 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.3
Industry Avg DART
0.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$20,875
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
11 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$6,958 avg per violation$6,958 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$20,875 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

76%
Above average violations
vs 147 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
87%

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$100,000,000 totallast: 2004-08-04

SEC Litigation Releases filed against EMERSON ELECTRIC CO— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

RIDGE TOOL COMPANY is one of 617 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO is a SEC public reporter (EMR), with most recent reported revenue of $18.0B.

Federal enforcement records on RIDGE TOOL COMPANY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of EMERSON ELECTRIC CO across all 617 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

Other employers in Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing within VA

Industry context

Within the power-driven handtool manufacturing industry in VA, RIDGE TOOL COMPANY ranks in the 76th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 147 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 87th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.3 for the power-driven handtool manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.9.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIDGE TOOL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
RIDGE TOOL COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $20,875 in total penalties.
How does RIDGE TOOL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
RIDGE TOOL COMPANY operates in the power-driven handtool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIDGE TOOL COMPANY of ORANGE, VA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. RIDGE TOOL COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup EMERSON ELECTRIC CO, which operates 617 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if RIDGE TOOL COMPANYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.