EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
American Handforge
Rialto, CA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 35 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
American Handforge: how the 35 lbs splits
35 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 34 lbs 97.1%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 2.9%
American Handforge's 35 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
American Handforge is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rialto, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 35 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 17,528 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Handforge is pounds #898 and chemical-count #1033 at 35 lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lippert Components; Rialto Plant 24; Tesoro - Colton Terminal; Holliday Rock Co. Inc. - Colton Concrete. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Seattle Galvanizing Co Inc; Choctaw Defense McAlester; Long Industries Buffalo Facility; Ben Hur Steel Worx. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
American Handforge stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.1% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 35 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seattle Galvanizing Co Inc and Choctaw Defense McAlester.
American Handforge vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35 lbs 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Handforge in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, American Handforge reports the 2,366th-largest volume (35 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Seattle Galvanizing Co Inc and Choctaw Defense McAlester.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
American Handforge Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Handforge releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 96% (27 lbs to 1 lbs).
American Handforge: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Handforge year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 35 lbs | - |
American Handforge · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Handforge
Closest other reporters in California - including Lippert Components, Rialto Plant 24, Tesoro - Colton Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Seattle Galvanizing Co Inc, Choctaw Defense McAlester, Long Industries Buffalo Facility.
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Copper; nearby reporters include Lippert Components. American Handforge stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This American Handforge TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Handforge totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rialto, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332112 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of San Bernardino TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Caterpillar Implement & Steering System (sumter Sc) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Handforge stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov