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.

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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.

#17,528 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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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

Sector
Fabricated Metals
TRACE volume
35 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Copper

Compare this facility

See how American Handforge stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
American Handforge
35 lbs
Lippert Components
17.7K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
American Handforge
1
Lippert Components
4

75% less than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How American Handforge releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 35 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 34 lbs (97.1%)
Air Releases 1 lbs (2.9%)
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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

million lbs

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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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

Rialto, CA
34.0983, -117.3880
County TRI context
San Bernardino · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Berkshire Hathaway Inc

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
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