OLYMPIC STEEL INCORPORATED
1 EASTERN STEEL ROAD, MILFORD, CT 06460 · NAICS 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
May 8, 2025#348232067May 8, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348232067$8,5501 viol.1 violation$8,550 in penalties
Inspection #348232067
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 12, 2025
- Final Order
- Jul 23, 2025
- Closed
- Aug 8, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,050
- Penalties on Record
- $8,550
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $10,050 | $8,550 | Aug 15, 2025 | - | Jul 23, 2025 |
May 2, 2022#345931497May 2, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345931497$6,2161 viol.1 violation$6,216 in penalties
Inspection #345931497
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 2022
- Final Order
- Oct 26, 2022
- Closed
- Dec 6, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,360
- Penalties on Record
- $6,216
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $10,360 | $6,216 | Nov 4, 2022 | - | Oct 26, 2022 |
Jan 20, 2009#312732316Jan 20, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#312732316$6,0002 viol.2 violations$6,000 in penalties
Inspection #312732316
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 20, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 58
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,000
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | May 21, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 3 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Jun 5, 2009 | - | - |
Mar 31, 2008#109179135Mar 31, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#109179135$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109179135
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 31, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2008
- Closed
- Apr 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 61
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B04 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | May 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases OSHA citation code: 19040007 B05 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | May 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 B03 | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 2008 | - | - |
Jan 8, 2001#123228496Jan 8, 2001Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#123228496$2,7501 viol.1 violation$2,750 in penalties
Inspection #123228496
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 8, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 2001
- Contested
- Apr 18, 2001
- Final Order
- Sep 17, 2001
- Closed
- Sep 5, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 75
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $2,750
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $2,750 | Aug 31, 2001 | Apr 18, 2001 | Sep 17, 2001 |
Jan 15, 1998#123165136Jan 15, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#123165136$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123165136
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 23, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 25, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 85
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Worker caught between steel sheet and dumpster
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 III | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 IV | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 M01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1998 | - | - |
Sep 16, 1991#113204143Sep 16, 1991Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#113204143$10,80028 viol.28 violations$10,800 in penalties
Inspection #113204143
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 16, 1991
- Closed
- Sep 3, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 63
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 28
- Violation Types
- 13 serious, 15 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,475
- Penalties on Record
- $10,800
- Site Address
- 1 Eastern Steel Road, Milford, CT 06460
- Industry
- 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 28 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 2 | 12 | $1,800 | $900 | Jan 27, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 50 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Feb 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 50 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,800 | $900 | Feb 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G02 I | Serious | 3 | 4 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Jan 20, 1992 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,350 | $675 | Feb 14, 1992 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 3 | $3,150 | $1,525 | Jan 30, 1992 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 28 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1991 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,794 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers reported 3.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.5%; NAICS 4235 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source