Since 1979, OSHA inspectors have visited Liberty Forge, Inc. in Texas 11 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 18, 2025 on a referral, in Liberty.
In all, OSHA issued 49 citation items: 21 serious, 1 repeat and 27 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $94,316; today they stand at $65,698, 30% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 8 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Liberty Forge, Inc. averages $19,020 across 3 cited inspections.
Liberty Forge, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Liberty site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 11.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 77 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Oct 23, 2025, Liberty: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations involving bone loss · lower extremities unspecified
An employee was riding on the side of a forklift. He stepped off the forklift and was struck by the back end of the forklift as it turned to the right. The forklift's back tire ran over his leg, resulting in an amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
Apr 1, 2024, Liberty: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · part of body unspecified
An employee was forging a metal ring. While under pressure, part of the saddle leg broke free and struck the employee, who suffered blunt force trauma. The employee was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.