Establishment profile
TUBE METHODS, INC.
416 DEPOT STREET, BRIDGEPORT, PA, 19405
331210 — Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 232367622
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $3,120 | Mar 2010 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 2 | 2 | $2,678 | Jan 1983 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 2 | 2 | $550 | Feb 1995 | Sep 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $1,982 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,982 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $825 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 2001 | Sep 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 2001 | Sep 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $421 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 1983 | Jan 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $338 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $338 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $325 | Sep 2001 | Sep 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $40 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC0 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2001 | Sep 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
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.
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 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
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) · Jan 2017 – Mar 2018
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2018 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 3, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2017 | Amputation,Caught Between,Crushing,Struck By | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-RD-002063 | Representation election | Mar 2006 | May 2006 | 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 TUBE METHODS, 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: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TUBE METHODS INC 416 DEPOT ST. · BRIDGEPORT, PA, 19405 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 10 | 0 | — | Jan 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 TUBE METHODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-20 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $3,964 | |
| 2017-01-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | |
| 2013-06-11 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,678 | |
| 2012-11-15 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $2,295 | |
| 2010-03-04 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,071 | |
| 2001-08-23 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $325 | |
| 2001-08-23 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $1,650 | |
| 1995-02-08 | Planned | 9 | 3 | $675 | |
| 1985-04-26 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-05-06 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $350 | |
| 1973-06-15 | Planned | 5 | — | $70 |
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 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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Contact sales →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.