FRANKLIN SMELTING & REFINING
CASTOR & DELAWARE AVENUES - MDC INDUSTRIES, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19134 · NAICS 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Feb 23, 1981#12717013Feb 23, 1981Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#12717013$1,0005 viol.5 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #12717013
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 1981
- Closed
- May 6, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- Castor Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $900 | $400 | May 25, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | - | $700 | $200 | May 27, 1981 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C07 | Serious | 4 | - | $900 | $400 | May 25, 1981 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D | Serious | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | May 25, 1981 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 1981 | - | - |
Dec 11, 1980#18755017Dec 11, 1980Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Health#18755017$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18755017
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- , Philadelphia, PA 00000
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Apr 10, 1979#12684452Apr 10, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#12684452$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12684452
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Castor Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Nov 23, 1976#12692877Nov 23, 1976Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#12692877$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12692877
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 23, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Castor Avenue East Of Richmond, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Sep 1, 1976#12640264Sep 1, 1976Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#12640264$8003 viol.3 violations$800 in penalties
Inspection #12640264
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 1, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 1977
- Contested
- Mar 15, 1977
- Closed
- May 1, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,600
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- Castor Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Mar 15, 1977. Final orders are recorded through May 15, 1978. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 2 | - | $900 | $450 | Mar 7, 1977 | Mar 15, 1977 | May 15, 1978 |
| 01002 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 G02 | Serious | 3 | - | $700 | $350 | Mar 3, 1977 | Mar 15, 1977 | May 15, 1978 |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 7, 1977 | Mar 15, 1977 | - |
Feb 17, 1976#12750816Feb 17, 1976Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#12750816$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12750816
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 17, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Castek Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 29, 1975#12738902Jul 29, 1975Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#12738902$1051 viol.1 violation$105 in penalties
Inspection #12738902
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 1975
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1975
- Closed
- Sep 16, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $105
- Penalties on Record
- $105
- Site Address
- Caster Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants | Other | 1 | - | $105 | $105 | Sep 30, 1979 | Sep 15, 1975 | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $250 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | - | Sep 30, 1979 | $250 | - | - |
Jul 18, 1975#12738894Jul 18, 1975Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#12738894$45011 viol.11 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #12738894
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 1975
- Contested
- Aug 15, 1975
- Closed
- Jan 16, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $850
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- Caster Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 B05 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 O03 I | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.111 Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia OSHA citation code: 19100111 B10 III | Other | 1 | - | $50 | $50 | Aug 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 12, 1975 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 9, 1973#12767927Nov 9, 1973Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12767927$18015 viol.15 violations$180 in penalties
Inspection #12767927
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 158
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 15 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $180
- Penalties on Record
- $180
- Site Address
- Castor Ave East Of Richmond St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 1973 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | - | $50 | $50 | Dec 19, 1973 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $50 | $50 | Dec 4, 1973 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC0 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 1973 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IIA0 | Other | 1 | - | $40 | $40 | Nov 20, 1973 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 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
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
29 inspections, 1973 to 1997. 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
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 9,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.