Establishment profile
SIMS CO INC
1402 EAST 18 STREET, Erie, PA, 16503
Operated by Sims Limited
EIN 208484120
Summary
SIMS CO INC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 49 years of recorded history, with $600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,991 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 49 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SIMS CO INC 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
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G05 IV | 1 | 1 | $70 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025005 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 C02 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G03 I | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 M02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 E02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025042 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 I01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 E04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1977 | Apr 1977 |
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. Peer group: 72,991 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 70 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 49+ years. Most recent activity: 49 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 SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SIMS CO INC. 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 SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SIMS CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-02-09 | Complaint | 27 | — | $600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SIMS CO INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sims Limited.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sims Limited across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Sims Limited locationsParent rollup
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIMS CO INC 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.
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- What is SIMS CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- SIMS CO INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 27 violations and $600 in total penalties.