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TUBE METHODS, INC.

416 DEPOT STREET, BRIDGEPORT, PA, 19405
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 232367622

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OSHA inspections
12
over 53 years
Violations
38
$18,078 in penalties
Penalties
$18,078
$476 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TUBE METHODS, INC. has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $18,078 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 171 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TUBE METHODS, INC. 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
12
0.2 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
38
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$18,078
$476 avg / violation
61% serious39% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 12

92% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $18,078 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$3,120Mar 2010Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0122$2,678Jan 1983Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222$550Feb 1995Sep 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$4,000Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$1,982Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,982Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$825Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$550Sep 2001Sep 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 D11$550Sep 2001Sep 2001
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$421Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 A11$350Jan 1983Jan 1983
29 CFR 1910.0213 D0111$338Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA11$338Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11$325Sep 2001Sep 2001
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$40Jun 1973Jun 1973
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC011$30Jun 1973Jun 1973
29 CFR 1904.0041 A0211Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0215 D0311Mar 2017Mar 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Dec 2012Dec 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Sep 2001Sep 2001

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 171 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $3,027
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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
8.9
vs industry
+7.3
TRIR
8.9
vs industry
+6.1

Reported for 124 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.9
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
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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) · Jan 2017 – Mar 2018

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 9, 2018Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedHand(s) and finger(s)Hospitalized
Jan 3, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 3, 2017Amputation,Caught Between,Crushing,Struck By1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 TUBE METHODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TUBE METHODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for TUBE METHODS, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 TUBE METHODS, 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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-RD-002063Representation electionMar 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 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 TUBE METHODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
10
Quarters non-compliant
3

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
TUBE METHODS INC
416 DEPOT ST. · BRIDGEPORT, PA, 19405
RCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
100Jan 2026View →

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 TUBE METHODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$433K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.8M
Awards
93
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.7M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$1.7M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$77K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331210 - IRON AND STEEL PIPE AND TUBE MANUFACTURING FROM PURCHASED STEEL. Last action: 2026-01-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-12-20Planned32$3,964
2017-01-12Referral22$4,000
2013-06-11Planned11$2,678
2012-11-15Planned21$2,295
2010-03-04Planned33$2,071
2001-08-23Complaint22$325
2001-08-23Complaint44$1,650
1995-02-08Planned93$675
1985-04-26Follow-up1$0
1983-05-18Planned0$0
1982-05-06Planned65$350
1973-06-15Planned5$70

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TUBE METHODS, 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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Frequently asked

What is TUBE METHODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TUBE METHODS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $18,077.5 in total penalties.
How does TUBE METHODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TUBE METHODS, 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. TUBE METHODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.89 compared to an industry average of 1.6.