Establishment profile
SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.
3900 GERMANTOWN PIKE, COLLEGEVILLE, PA, 19426
Operated by AMETEK Specialty Metal Products · 1 of 2 establishments
331210 — Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
Summary
SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 104 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $56,843 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 171 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th 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
SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 31 citations in this view · $32,968 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 2 | $700 | May 1985 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 2 | — | Jan 1984 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $3,010 | Sep 1992 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,395 | Sep 1992 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,650 | Apr 1991 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 1 | $900 | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0156 C02 | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1984 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1976 | Apr 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B03 III | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0156 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $2,295 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $2,010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 A | 1 | 1 | $2,008 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 1992 | Sep 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 171 employers. This establishment has 104 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 164 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) · Nov 2017 – Oct 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Tooth (teeth) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2017 | Face,Fan,Fracture,Hydrogen,Nitrogen,Struck By | 1 | 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 SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, 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 AMETEK Specialty Metal Products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-106298 | Unfair labor practice | May 2013 | Jul 2013 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, 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 SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-22 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-03-30 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-11-14 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-02-10 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-05-16 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $4,590 | |
| 2011-02-16 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $6,128 | |
| 2003-09-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,315 | |
| 1992-05-27 | Referral | 68 | 37 | $40,500 | |
| 1991-03-14 | Referral | 7 | 3 | $3,750 | |
| 1984-11-30 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-12-02 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-03-18 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $560 | |
| 1976-07-09 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-02-04 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-01-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-04-03 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AMETEK Specialty Metal Products.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TUBE METHODS, INC.BRIDGEPORT — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATIONBURGETTSTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARCEGAGLIA USAMUNHALL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Beaver Falls Tubular Products, LLC.Wexford — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANYWHEATLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOFMANN INDUSTRIES, INC.SINKING SPRING — 2 federal enforcement records
- ACCUMETRICS LIMITEDROYERSFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WARD MANUFACTURING, LLCBLOSSBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- IPSCO KOPPEL TUBULARS CORPORATIONAMBRIDGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT CORPORATIONPHILADELPHIA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All AMETEK Specialty Metal Products locationsParent rollup
- Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased SteelAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, 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 AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 104 violations and $56,843 in total penalties.
- How does SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC. operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. SUPERIOR TUBE COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.47 compared to an industry average of 1.6.