Establishment profile
USS POSCO INDUSTRIES
900 LOVERIDGE ROAD, PITTSBURG, CA, 94565
332111 — Iron and Steel Forging
Summary
USS POSCO INDUSTRIES has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $36,510 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 180 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
USS POSCO INDUSTRIES appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
63% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $36,510 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3999(H) | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 3203(A) | 1 | 1 | $10,800 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 342(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 5157 D05 B | 1 | 1 | $1,310 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 4002(A) | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 4075 A | 1 | 1 | $875 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 3380(F)(1) | 1 | 1 | $450 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| 5157 F | 1 | 1 | $175 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 5144 D05 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 3328 B | 1 | 1 | $175 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 3314(C) | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3321 within CA. Peer group: 180 employers. This establishment has 11 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 583 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 USS POSCO INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2020 | Broken Bone,Caught Between,Crushed,Engineer,Foot,Foundry,Fracture,Ligament,Machine Guarding,Metal,Metal Sheet,Pinch Point,Pinched,Roll,Sheet Metal,Tear | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jun 26, 2019 | Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Fall,Falling Object,Floor Hole,Fracture,Hip,Load Shift,Lost Balance,Production Line,Steel,Steel Plate,Storage Area,Subdural Hematoma,Testing,Transportation,Vertebra,Walking Surface | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jan 7, 1994 | KNEE,OXYGEN,FRACTURE,CONFINED SPACE,LADDER,ABRASION,FALL,TOE | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 – Sep 2020 | Iron and Steel Mills | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for USS POSCO INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for USS POSCO INDUSTRIES, 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 USS POSCO INDUSTRIES 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-CA-108972 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | May 2014 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 32-CA-108953 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Sep 2013 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 32-CA-108348 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2013 | Mar 2016 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, California |
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 USS POSCO INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for USS POSCO INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for USS POSCO INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-27 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $19,050 | |
| 2019-07-01 | Accident | 3 | 1 | $14,300 | |
| 2016-08-09 | Accident | 1 | — | $450 | |
| 1999-04-15 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $875 | |
| 1994-02-04 | Accident | 4 | 1 | $1,835 | |
| 1989-03-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-07-22 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 |
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 USS POSCO INDUSTRIES 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 USS POSCO INDUSTRIES's OSHA violation history?
- USS POSCO INDUSTRIES has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $36,510 in total penalties.
- How does USS POSCO INDUSTRIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- USS POSCO INDUSTRIES operates in the iron and steel forging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. USS POSCO INDUSTRIES's self-reported DART rate is 0.65 compared to an industry average of 3.3.