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UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

550 WEST NEW CASTLE STREET, ZELIENOPLE, PA, 16063
Operated by Lumen Technologies · 1 of 274 establishments
332323Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
EIN 250852110

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OSHA inspections
7
over 41 years
Violations
37
$8,998 in penalties
Penalties
$8,998
$243 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $8,998 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 978 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th 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

UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 41 yrs
Violations
37
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$8,998
$243 avg / violation
89% serious11% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7

71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 21 citations in this view · $8,998 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III22$770Jun 1994Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11$1,400Dec 2022Dec 2022
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$750Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I11$700Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 VI11$700Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$700Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0411$525Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$450Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$450Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$450Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11$450Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$450Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$393Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$320Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$320Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$170Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0611Dec 2022Dec 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Dec 2022Dec 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Nov 2000Nov 2000

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 3323 within PA. Peer group: 978 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $1,785
Inspection frequency
88th
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.3
TRIR
8.8
vs industry
+4.7

Reported for 24 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
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.8
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
5
Complaint
2

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 UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

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 UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Lumen Technologies, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
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 Lumen Technologies 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 · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-RD-060735Representation electionJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035902Unfair labor practiceDec 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, 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 UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

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
UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING
550 W NEW CASTLE ST · ZELIENOPLE, PA, 16063
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified20Feb 2025View →

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

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$4.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

Independent monitor required. First case: 2010-08-01. Most recent: 2011-05-24. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$236K
Obligated (all-time)
$352K
Awards
7
Top agency
Department of Defense
$352K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    SCAFFOLDING KIT
    contract · Last action 2025-03-18
    $236,496
  • Department of Defense
    CLAMP
    contract · Last action 2010-11-04
    $43,445
  • Department of Defense
    SCAFFOLDING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2008-05-16
    $43,216
  • Department of Defense
    UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD
    contract · Last action 2012-04-05
    $11,606
  • Department of Defense
    UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD
    contract · Last action 2014-01-28
    $10,600
  • Department of Defense
    N4215840798654- REPLACEMENT PARTS
    contract · Last action 2014-07-11
    $4,353
  • Department of Defense
    UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD
    contract · Last action 2013-09-05
    $2,415

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 532490 - OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING. Last action: 2025-03-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-05-21Planned0$0
2022-11-14Planned33$1,400
2010-06-30Planned33$563
2000-10-27Complaint1311$3,060
2000-10-27Complaint32$525
1994-03-01Planned1514$3,450
1984-11-28Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION is one of 274 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lumen Technologies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lumen Technologies across all 274 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Lumen Technologies, which operates 274 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $8,998 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION operates in the ornamental and architectural metal work manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.