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UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.

921 HAZEL STREET, AKRON, OH, 44305
423930Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
3
over 22 years
Violations
17
$8,409 in penalties
Penalties
$8,409
$495 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $8,409 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 320 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
17
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$8,409
$495 avg / violation
76% serious24% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $8,409 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$1,248Apr 2004Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,982Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0311$991Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0411$991Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$975Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$955Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$390Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$293Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$293Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211$293Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Sep 2020Sep 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0611Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Apr 2004Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Apr 2004Apr 2004

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4239 within OH. Peer group: 320 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $3,500
Inspection frequency
83rd
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Referral
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) · Jul 2020

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Indirect exposure to electricity, 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
Jul 30, 2020Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecifiedBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
Jul 30, 2020Electric Shock,Nerve damage,Scrap Metal,Scrap Yard,Struck By,Tractor Trailer11

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED SALVAGE 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 UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-08-06Referral65$5,874
2004-02-23Complaint55$2,243
2004-02-23Complaint63$293

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 UNITED SALVAGE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $8,409 in total penalties.
How does UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED SALVAGE COMPANY INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.