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WELDING ALLOYS USA INC

8535 DIXIE HWY, FLORENCE, KY, 41042
333991Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 34 years
Violations
23
$9,500 in penalties
Penalties
$9,500
$413 avg

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

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
23
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$9,500
$413 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22Jun 1992Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 III11$2,750Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03II11$2,250Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$2,250Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$1,650Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211$450Aug 1997Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$150Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 F11Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Sep 2021Sep 2021
29 CFR 2031.0010111Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04III11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0611Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Aug 1997Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11Aug 1997Aug 1997
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jun 1992Jun 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

91st

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $1,500
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 1

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
1.4
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
+0.1

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

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
2

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

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

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 inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WELDING ALLOYS USA INC
8535 DIXIE HWY. · FLORENCE, KY, 41042
WaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified20Jun 2024View →

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
2310476
Operation
A

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-04-09Complaint55$4,400
2013-02-21Planned41$4,500
2008-08-12Complaint3$0
1997-07-03Planned4$450
1992-05-11Planned71$150

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 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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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.