Establishment profile
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES
300 E BREED STREET, CHILTON, WI, 53014
Operated by Worthington Industries Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
332439 — Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 201467292
Summary
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $104,821 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th 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
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within WI. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 296 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2015 – Oct 2020 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 29, 2015 | Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2020 | Assembling,Cylinder,Fracture,Gate,Hand,Lubricating,Machine Cycled,Maintenance,Malfunction,Misfeed,Puncture Wound,Unguarded | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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 WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. 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 WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The recalled propane exchange cylinders could leak gas, posing a fire hazard.. Most recent recall: 2024-02-22. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-10-16 | Referral | 2 | — | $44,372 | |
| 2017-04-28 | Complaint | 1 | — | $12,675 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Complaint | 7 | 4 | $17,969 | |
| 2015-12-03 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,805 | |
| 2015-12-03 | Referral | 2 | — | $7,000 | |
| 2015-06-25 | Planned | 9 | 4 | $20,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Worthington Industries Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Worthington Industries Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- MELRON CORPORATIONSCHOFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- LITECORE, INCMILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOBRA USA LLCHUDSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAYVILLE PRODUCTS CORPORATIONMAYVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- EXCALIBUR AUTOMOBILE CORPORATIONMILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- C & S MFG. CORPORATIONSTURGEON BAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUTLER METAL SPINNING CORP.MILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES, INC.CHILTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Worthington Industries Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INCMONROE, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIESDELTA, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON MACHINE TECHNOLOGY, INC.COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIESJEFFERSON, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIESCLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIESGARDEN CITY, KS — 0 federal enforcement records
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.WOOSTER, OH — 0 federal enforcement records
- Worthington IndustriesCLEVELAND, OH — 0 federal enforcement records
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC.HAMMOND, IN — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Worthington Industries Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Metal Container ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Other Metal Container in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Worthington Industries Inc, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES's OSHA violation history?
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $104,821.2 in total penalties.
- How does WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES operates in the other metal container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES's self-reported DART rate is 0.97 compared to an industry average of 2.6.