Establishment profile
STEEL DYNAMICS INC
4500 COUNTY ROAD 59, BUTLER, IN, 46721
Operated by STEEL DYNAMICS INC · 1 of 36 establishments
Summary
STEEL DYNAMICS INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 91 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 47th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 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
50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $5,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3311 within IN. Peer group: 91 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 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.
Reported for 873 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for STEEL DYNAMICS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 STEEL DYNAMICS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STEEL DYNAMICS 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 STEEL DYNAMICS 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 STEEL DYNAMICS INC. 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: Significant Violation.
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). 2 facilities · 1 significant noncompliance · $49,563 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STEEL DYNAMICS INCORPORATED 4500 CO RD 59 · BUTLER, IN, 46721 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 9 | 4 | $49,563 | Jun 2025 | View → |
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. 4500 C.R. 59 · BUTLER, IN, 46721 | Water | — | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | 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 STEEL DYNAMICS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-05 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 2009-04-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
STEEL DYNAMICS INC is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization STEEL DYNAMICS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of STEEL DYNAMICS INC across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by STEEL DYNAMICS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA INCHUNTINGTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA INC.HUNTINGTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIAHUNTINGTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL DYNAMICS HEARTLANDTERRE HAUTE, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIAHUNTINGTON, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- STEEL DYNAMICS INCCARY, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- VULCAN THREADED PRODUCTS, INC.PELHAM, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.RALEIGH, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION SALEM PLANT 2SALEM, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.RALEIGH, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All STEEL DYNAMICS INC locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 331All employers in this industry
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in INIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STEEL DYNAMICS 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup STEEL DYNAMICS INC, which operates 36 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is STEEL DYNAMICS INC's OSHA violation history?
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $5,000 in total penalties.