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VIMCO, INC.

300 HANSEN ACCESS ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, 19406
331222Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 231568378

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OSHA inspections
8
over 40 years
Violations
61
$17,240 in penalties
Penalties
$17,240
$283 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

VIMCO, INC. has accumulated 61 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $17,240 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 170 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

VIMCO, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
61
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$17,240
$283 avg / violation
84% serious16% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 8

75% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $17,170 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$4,650Jun 2003Oct 2019
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$595May 1986Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22$570May 1986Aug 1987
5A000121$440May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I22May 1986Jun 2003
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$7,400Nov 2020Nov 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$500Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$375Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0217 B0111$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0252 C01 I11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0213 A1211$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB11$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$220May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$220May 1986May 1986

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 170 employers. This establishment has 61 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $2,964
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
−2.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.3

Reported for 63 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
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
3
Referral
3
Follow-up
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) · Nov 2017 – Aug 2020

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Aug 1, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Aug 28, 2019Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Nov 10, 2017Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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
Aug 1, 2020Amputation,Caught In,Fingertip,Machine operator,Nip Point,Wire Drawing Machine11
Aug 28, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Die,Fingertip,Glove,Machine operator,Metal Wire,Nip Point,Pulley,Threading Machine11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,760
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $1,760 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeAug 2010131$1,760

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

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 · 3 violations · $1,760 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2008 – Aug 2010Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant WholesalersFLSA31$1,760

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 VIMCO, 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 VIMCO, 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 VIMCO, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VIMCO, INC.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VIMCO INC
250 HANSEN ACCESS ROAD · UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA, 19406
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
176228
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$63K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$63K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423840 - INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2012-09-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-08-13Referral0$0
2022-08-02Planned1$0
2020-08-07Referral21$7,400
2019-09-05Referral11$3,600
2003-05-01Planned97$2,300
1987-10-08Monitoring0$0
1987-05-13Follow-up21$350
1986-03-17Planned4641$3,590

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 VIMCO, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 VIMCO, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VIMCO, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 61 violations and $17,240 in total penalties.
How does VIMCO, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VIMCO, INC. operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. VIMCO, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.9.