Establishment profile
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION
1700 MONROE ST., TWO RIVERS, WI, 54241
332215 — Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing
EIN 390466900
Summary
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $17,504 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st 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
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 24 citations in this view · $17,504 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | Sep 1989 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IB | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1989 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $5,852 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 III | 1 | 1 | $5,852 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 1990 | Oct 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $325 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 IIB | 1 | 1 | $320 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 IV | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 IIIF | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $225 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | $220 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 III | 1 | 1 | $210 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IC | 1 | 1 | $100 | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0033 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
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 3322 within WI. Peer group: 23 employers. This establishment has 46 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 104 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 THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for THE METAL WARE CORPORATION, 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 THE METAL WARE 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.). 2 cases · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-RD-253015 | Representation election | Dec 2019 | Jan 2020 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-RD-001358 | Representation election | Dec 2002 | Jan 2003 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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 THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE METAL WARE CORPORATION 1700 MONROE STREET · TWO RIVERS, WI, 54241 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2016 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE METAL WARE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.. Most recent recall: 2021-04-21. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
CPSC recall roster
Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 2 recalls shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.
| Recall | Date | Hazards | Units | CPSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Metal Ware Recalls NESCO Coffee Bean Roasters Due to Fire Hazard #21115 | Apr 2021 | The coffee bean roasters can overheat, posing a fire hazard. | — | View → |
Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard #11104 | Jan 2011 | A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard. | — | View → |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $11,704 | |
| 2002-11-14 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-10-06 | Planned | 4 | — | $900 | |
| 1991-08-20 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $400 | |
| 1990-09-11 | Monitoring | 3 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 1989-08-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-08-29 | Complaint | 29 | 20 | $3,300 | |
| 1984-04-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware (except precious) manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE METAL WARE 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is THE METAL WARE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- THE METAL WARE CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $17,504 in total penalties.
- How does THE METAL WARE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- THE METAL WARE CORPORATION operates in the metal kitchen cookware, utensil, cutlery, and flatware (except precious) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. THE METAL WARE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.35 compared to an industry average of 2.2.