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RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY is a other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing employer in ORANGE, VA. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $4,135 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 MANUFACTURING COMPANY

14100 OLD GORDONSVILLE RD, ORANGE, VA, 22960

Parent: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO (617 locations)

333318 Top companies in Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$4,135 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.5
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
4
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$4,135
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
25 years
Last Activity
64 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$827 avg per violation$1,034 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$4,135 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
2
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

89%
Worse than most peers
vs 54 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
92%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
96%

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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 MANUFACTURING 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 MANUFACTURING 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 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing within VA

Industry context

Within the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing industry in VA, RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY ranks in the 89th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 54 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $4,135 in total penalties.
How does RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY operates in the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING 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 MANUFACTURING COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup EMERSON ELECTRIC CO, which operates 617 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING 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.