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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES

300 E BREED STREET, CHILTON, WI, 53014
Operated by Worthington Industries Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
332439Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 201467292

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OSHA inspections
7
over 10 years
Violations
22
$104,821 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

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

Inspections
7
0.7 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
22
2.2 / yr
Penalties
$104,821
$4,765 avg / violation
36% serious64% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within WI. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $5,198
Inspection frequency
80th
peer median: 4

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
1.0
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
−3.1

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

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.9
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
1
Complaint
2
Referral
3

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

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 6, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 29, 2015Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecifiedBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
Oct 6, 2020Assembling,Cylinder,Fracture,Gate,Hand,Lubricating,Machine Cycled,Maintenance,Malfunction,Misfeed,Puncture Wound,Unguarded11

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
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 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

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-12-09Monitoring0$0
2020-10-16Referral2$44,372
2017-04-28Complaint1$12,675
2016-09-27Complaint74$17,969
2015-12-03Referral1$2,805
2015-12-03Referral2$7,000
2015-06-25Planned94$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.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other metal container manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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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.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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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.