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WHITAKER FINISHING LLC is a electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employer in NORTHWOOD, OH. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $11,500 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

WHITAKER FINISHING LLC

2707 TRACY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, OH, 43619

332813 Top companies in Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

EIN: 264214436

35 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$11,500 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.1
Industry Avg DART
2.3
Self-Reported DART
2.9
Self-Reported TRIR
2.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$11,500
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
15 years
Last Activity
15yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.6/yr
Violation Severity Mix
78% serious$1,278 avg per violation$5,750 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAEPA$11,500 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.6
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

81%
Worse than most peers
vs 329 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
85%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
57%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
3
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry in OH, WHITAKER FINISHING LLC ranks in the 81th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 329 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 85th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 57th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.1 for the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3. WHITAKER FINISHING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.9, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 16 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WHITAKER FINISHING LLC's OSHA violation history?
WHITAKER FINISHING LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $11,500 in total penalties.
How does WHITAKER FINISHING LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
WHITAKER FINISHING LLC operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. WHITAKER FINISHING LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.9 compared to an industry average of 2.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHITAKER FINISHING LLC of NORTHWOOD, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if WHITAKER FINISHING LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.