Establishment profile
VANEX TUBE CORPORATION
301 MCKEES LANE, NILES, OH, 44446
423510 — Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 341466992
Summary
VANEX TUBE CORPORATION has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $31,155 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 112 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VANEX TUBE CORPORATION 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
60% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $31,155 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $9,440 | Jan 2006 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,612 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $4,723 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
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 4235 within OH. Peer group: 112 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 52 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) · Aug 2020
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2020 | Caught Between,Caught In,Clearing,Jammed,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Maintenance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Point Of Operation,Scrap Metal,Scraper,Slitter,Training | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. 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 VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANEX TUBE CORP 301 MCKEES LN · NILES, OH, 44446 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 2001 | 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 VANEX TUBE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-08-20 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $14,335 | |
| 2012-07-13 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $12,320 | |
| 2005-11-16 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,500 | |
| 1997-10-28 | Planned | 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 VANEX TUBE 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VANEX TUBE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- VANEX TUBE CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $31,155 in total penalties.
- How does VANEX TUBE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- VANEX TUBE CORPORATION operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. VANEX TUBE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 9.09 compared to an industry average of 2.5.