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SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION

100 WILLOWBROOK AVENUE, DUNKIRK, NY, 14048
Operated by Special Metals Corporation · 1 of 4 establishments
EIN 251445468

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OSHA inspections
17
over 45 years
Violations
59
$38,862 in penalties
Penalties
$38,862
$659 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION has accumulated 59 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $38,862 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
59
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$38,862
$659 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 17

53% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 26 citations in this view · $29,381 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0233$2,040Aug 1992Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0222$2,250Jul 2004May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122$2,130Jul 2004Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122$1,275Aug 1992Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22Aug 1992Dec 1995
29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 I11$2,250May 2015May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 IIB11$1,836Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IIC111$1,590Aug 1992Aug 1992
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,590Aug 1992Aug 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,590Aug 1992Aug 1992
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$1,365Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$1,365Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IB11$1,275Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$1,275Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$1,275Jul 2004Jul 2004
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$1,275Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,275Aug 1992Aug 1992
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,275Aug 1992Aug 1992
29 CFR 1926.0500 B0111$1,225Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1926.0500 C0111$1,225Mar 1992Mar 1992

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3335 within NY. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 59 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,100
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 66 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
8
Complaint
7
Follow-up
1

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 SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Special Metals Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
13

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 Special Metals Corporation 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.). 13 cases · 13 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-CA-337041Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Mar 2024ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-247136Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-075440Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-067775Unfair labor practiceOct 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-028159Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-028042Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-028041Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-028008Unfair labor practiceMar 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027948Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027938Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Jan 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027843Unfair labor practiceNov 2010Oct 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027564Unfair labor practiceMar 2010May 2011ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027353Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

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 SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SPECIAL METALS CORP
100 WILLOWBROOK AVE. · DUNKIRK, NY, 14048
WaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified10Apr 2024View →

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 SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-05-06Planned22$4,500
2011-01-26Planned33$4,095
2008-11-12Complaint0$0
2004-05-06Planned137$4,812
2004-05-06Planned149$8,555
2001-11-08Complaint0$0
1995-10-03Complaint21$1,275
1994-10-13Complaint11$1,275
1993-02-17Follow-up0$0
1992-05-04Complaint1713$9,550
1992-01-07Unprogrammed Related54$4,400
1990-09-10Complaint0$0
1989-05-02Planned22$400
1987-05-14Planned0$0
1983-10-28Planned0$0
1982-03-08Planned0$0
1980-08-22Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Special Metals Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Special Metals Corporation across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION 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 Special Metals Corporation, which operates 4 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 59 violations and $38,862 in total penalties.