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WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC

105 TABOR STREET, BLOSSBURG, PA, 16912
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 711042639

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OSHA inspections
24
over 39 years
Violations
90
$51,344 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC has accumulated 90 OSHA violations across 24 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $51,344 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 170 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
24
0.6 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
90
2.3 / yr
Penalties
$51,344
$570 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 24
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 24

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 33 citations in this view · $47,634 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0633$3,355Jan 1990Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$1,916Feb 1990Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0133$1,730Jan 1990Sep 2004
29 CFR 1904.0002 A33$200Jan 1990Nov 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$6,947Feb 1990Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22$1,395Feb 1990Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I21$210Feb 1990Feb 1990
5A000121$210Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.1000 E22Dec 1993Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$14,502Oct 2022Oct 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$7,000Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$1,700Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$1,700Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0211$1,500Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$1,220Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$1,125Apr 1995Apr 1995
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0111$731Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0303 H02 II11$731Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$731Nov 2004Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 C0511$731Nov 2004Nov 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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 170 employers. This establishment has 90 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,964
Inspection frequency
100th
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
3.6
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
6.4
vs industry
+3.6

Reported for 447 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.4
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
Complaint
11
Referral
2
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) · Aug 2015 – Jun 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Jun 27, 2022Direct exposure to electricity, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 10, 2015Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

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
Jun 4, 2012Caught Between,Crushed,Guard,Head,Lockout,UnguardedFatality11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-CA-359611Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-349047Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-252181Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Jan 2020ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035303Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Jun 2007ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035239Unfair labor practiceJul 2006Sep 2006ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-034038Unfair labor practiceApr 2004Apr 2004ClosedRegion 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 WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
853713
Operation
B

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-06-30Referral1$14,502
2017-03-17Complaint21$6,772
2015-08-11Referral0$0
2013-11-26Follow-up0$0
2012-06-05Fatality/Catastrophe11$7,000
2010-09-10Planned0$0
2006-01-09Monitoring0$0
2004-07-12Planned22$1,460
2004-06-24Complaint97$6,095
2003-08-20Complaint0$0
2003-07-14Unprogrammed Related0$0
2003-07-14Unprogrammed Related0$0
2001-03-08Monitoring0$0
2000-02-09Complaint21$975
1998-11-04Complaint0$0
1998-09-10Complaint0$0
1997-06-24Complaint22$1,500
1996-10-29Complaint1$200
1996-01-24Monitoring0$0
1995-01-12Monitoring32$1,125
1993-09-14Complaint64$7,025
1989-10-16Complaint4236$4,130
1989-10-16Complaint194$560
1987-04-23Planned0$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 WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC 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 WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC's OSHA violation history?
WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC has 24 OSHA inspections on record with 90 violations and $51,344 in total penalties.
How does WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.56 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WARD MANUFACTURING, LLC.