Compliance Radar
Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by levelWhat for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by company- W International LLC; W International SC LLC; Precision Metal Equipment Handling LLC €9.11m 89 % · 1 case
- Jindal Tubular USA LLC €425,293 4 % · 1 case
- Kenric Steel LLC €322,795 3 % · 1 case
- Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC €222,537 2 % · 1 case
- All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc. €180,168 2 % · 1 case
- Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. — 0 % · 1 case
- Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry Co., Ltd. — 0 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | €322,795 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €222,537 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €425,293 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €9.29m |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
7 cases
17 Mar 2026 W International LLC; W International SC LLC; Precision Metal Equipment Handling LLCW International pays 10.5 million USD for overpriced welding tables for Air Force and Navy €9.11m
The metal fabrication companies and their CEO Edward Walker allegedly knowingly overcharged the Air Force and the Navy for welding tables for the modernisation of a large welding facility; the project was financed in part with funds under the Defense Production Act. The settlement under the False Claims Act amounts to 10.5 million USD; a former employee received 1,863,750 USD as a whistleblower.
Price information provided to public contracting authorities must be calculated on a sound basis; internal whistleblowers regularly bring such cases to the authorities.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of South Carolina
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Liability of senior managers
- CEO Edward Walker is personally a party to the settlement.
- Published
- 17 Mar 2026
Original amount 10,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Mar 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2026 Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O.CBP import stop for copper from Serbia Zijin Copper over forced labour indicators Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: copper and copper products from Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. (Serbia) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including withholding of wages, intimidation, restriction of movement and retention of identity documents).
Production in Europe is no free pass either: raw material and metal supply chains need their own forced labour checks.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 16 Jun 2026
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Feb 2026 All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc.Sheet metal fabricator: second amputation on the same press brake – Cal/OSHA $212,850 €180,168
In June 2025, an employee in San Jose lost a finger on a press brake without guarding – identical to an accident in June 2024 for which the business had already been fined $43,500. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) imposed $212,850 (including a wilful repeat violation); the employer appealed.
After an accident, retrofitting the machine is mandatory – an identical second accident will be treated as wilful.
- Authority / court
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8 (Maschinenschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 26 Feb 2026
Original amount 212,850 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2026.
- Cal/OSHA cites San Jose sheet metal company more than $212,000 following amputation accident (DIR) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 Jan 2025 Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: zinc producer Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) listed the mining company from Kizilsu Prefecture on two grounds: for working with the Xinjiang government on the recruitment and transfer of persecuted groups, and for sourcing material from Xinjiang. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Metal processors should know the smelters and mines of their upstream suppliers and screen them against the UFLPA Entity List.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) und (v)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 15 Jan 2025
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (15.01.2025) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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22 Nov 2024 Jindal Tubular USA LLCPipe mill Jindal Tubular: $442,815 settlement after fatal pipe collapse €425,293
In January 2024, insecurely stacked steel pipes weighing around 900 kg fell at the plant in Bay Saint Louis (Mississippi); a 25-year-old died and a 20-year-old lost both legs. In a settlement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the manufacturer of large steel pipes is paying $442,815 and must implement external safety consultants, monthly audits, safety professionals on every shift and three years of accident reporting; there had been 46 OSHA citations in five years.
Storage of heavy steel products requires binding stacking rules and exclusion zones – and repeated citations lead to far-reaching conditions.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; 29 CFR 1910 (Maschinenschutz, Absturzsicherung, brennbarer Staub u. a.)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 22 Nov 2024
Original amount 442,815 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Aug 2024 Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor LLCCleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor: EPA settlement over pollutant emissions at steelworks €222,537
The steelworks on Lake Michigan allegedly emitted excessive particulate matter and hazardous air pollutants when charging the basic oxygen furnaces and during overflows of molten material. Under the settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company is paying 248,396 USD and must charge more slowly, improve extraction and monitoring, and introduce video recording and reporting to the EPA.
Emission peaks often result from operating procedures; binding work instructions and documentation are part of permit compliance.
Operating procedures for reducing emissions in production
- Authority / court
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Clean Air Act
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 27 Aug 2024
Original amount 248,396 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2024.
- EPA Reaches Settlement with Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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20 Feb 2024 Kenric Steel LLCSteel fabricator Kenric Steel: $348,683 – deficiencies despite warning from its own consultant €322,795
Following a complaint, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found at the family-run steel fabrication business in Millville (New Jersey), among other things, missing medical evaluations for respirator users, uninspected overhead cranes, incorrectly used welding screens and missing chemical hazard training – even though a safety consultant had identified the deficiencies months earlier. Proposed: $348,683 (4 wilful, 7 serious violations); the company contested the citations.
A consultant's report identifying known deficiencies that is not acted upon will later serve as evidence of wilfulness.
Hazardous substance training for new employees
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.134, 1910.179, 1910.1200 u. a.
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 20 Feb 2024
Original amount 348,683 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Feb 2024.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link