Establishment profile
STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
10047 KEYSTONE DRIVE, LAKE CITY, PA, 16423
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 232925021
Summary
STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $64,535 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 757 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
91% 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 · 29 citations in this view · $58,605 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 3 | 2 | $4,050 | Aug 2009 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 2 | 2 | $5,880 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 2 | 2 | $5,880 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $3,570 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $3,290 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A02 | 2 | 2 | $1,660 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,155 | Sep 2011 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 2 | 2 | $120 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,880 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $3,800 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $2,340 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,540 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | May 2014 | May 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
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 in NAICS 3261 within PA. Peer group: 757 employers. This establishment has 70 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 112 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) · Apr 2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $1,751 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Feb 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $1,751 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 2 violations · $1,751 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2017 – Feb 2019 | Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing | FLSA | 2 | 1 | $1,751 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., not this location alone
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 STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-277016 | Unfair labor practice | May 2021 | Jun 2021 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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 STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-07-22 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $5,340 | |
| 2015-04-10 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $3,800 | |
| 2014-03-03 | Complaint | 7 | 6 | $5,000 | |
| 2013-11-08 | Follow-up | 4 | 4 | $2,695 | |
| 2013-11-08 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,940 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Follow-up | 6 | 1 | $21,420 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Follow-up | 11 | 10 | $14,820 | |
| 2009-05-21 | Planned | 19 | 17 | $4,080 | |
| 2009-05-21 | Referral | 15 | 13 | $4,440 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $64,535 in total penalties.
- How does STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. STERLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.44 compared to an industry average of 1.8.