Establishment profile
WELDING ALLOYS USA INC
8535 DIXIE HWY, FLORENCE, KY, 41042
333991 — Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing
Summary
WELDING ALLOYS USA INC has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $9,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 129 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WELDING ALLOYS USA INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $9,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1992 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 III | 1 | 1 | $2,750 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03II | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,650 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 2031.00101 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1992 | Jun 1992 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3339 within KY. Peer group: 129 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 64 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 WELDING ALLOYS USA INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WELDING ALLOYS USA INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WELDING ALLOYS USA 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 WELDING ALLOYS USA 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 WELDING ALLOYS USA INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WELDING ALLOYS USA INC 8535 DIXIE HWY. · FLORENCE, KY, 41042 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Jun 2024 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-09 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $4,400 | |
| 2013-02-21 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2008-08-12 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-03 | Planned | 4 | — | $450 | |
| 1992-05-11 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in power-driven handtool manufacturing within KY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCPARIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHEET METAL ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANYLOUISVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WELDING ALLOYS USA 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WELDING ALLOYS USA INC's OSHA violation history?
- WELDING ALLOYS USA INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $9,500 in total penalties.
- How does WELDING ALLOYS USA INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- WELDING ALLOYS USA INC operates in the power-driven handtool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. WELDING ALLOYS USA INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 0.9.