Establishment profile
SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE
30000 SOLON ROAD, SOLON, OH, 44139
Operated by Liberty Steel
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 431941415
Summary
SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $63,758 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 178 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $63,758 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $27,063 | Sep 2021 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,996 | May 2010 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I03 I | 1 | 1 | $5,801 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $455 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 1 | 1 | $341 | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2010 | May 2010 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3312 within OH. Peer group: 178 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
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) · Mar 2017 – Nov 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2021 | Align,Aligning,Amputated,Amputation,Bypass,Bypass Guard,Caught Between,Finger,Fingertip,Foot Control,Foot pedal,Gate,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Interlock,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Metal Wire,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Pulled In,Safety Device,Traumatic Amputation,Wrong Equipment | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE. 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 SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE CO 30000 SOLON ROAD · SOLON, OH, 44139 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 2 | 0 | — | Jul 2024 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $33,100 | |
| 2022-01-20 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $10,152 | |
| 2021-08-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,513 | |
| 2013-06-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-09-06 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $8,400 | |
| 2011-08-26 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-03-02 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $1,593 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Liberty Steel.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Liberty Steel across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel wire drawing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATEDSOLON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN SPRING WIRE CORP.BEDFORD HEIGHTS — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE SENECA WIRE & MANUFACTURING CO.FOSTORIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- THERM-O-LINK DBA VULKOR INC.WARREN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PAUL WILKE & SON, INC.CINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE A DIVISION OF LEGGET AND PLATT, INC.SOLON — 1 federal enforcement record
- FENIX LLCWAPAKONETA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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- Steel Wire DrawingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE's OSHA violation history?
- SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $63,757.5 in total penalties.
- How does SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. SOLON SPECIALTY WIRE's self-reported DART rate is 2.48 compared to an industry average of 2.9.