EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Fritz Winter
Franklin, KY
- Total releases
- 121.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fritz Winter: how the 121.6K lbs splits
121.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 121.3K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 363 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Fritz Winter's 121.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Fritz Winter is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, KY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 121.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,159 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fritz Winter is pounds #111 and chemical-count #124 at 121.6K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carrier Corp - Franklin; Franklin Precision Industry; Covalence Adhesives; Matalco Kentucky LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Kentucky: Dw-National Standard-Stillwater LLC; Steel Dust Recycling LLC; Skyline Steel Llc-Iuka; Essex Solutions Magnet Wire USA LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Copper; Lead; Chromium.
Fritz Winter stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 121.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dw-National Standard-Stillwater LLC and Steel Dust Recycling LLC.
Fritz Winter vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
122K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fritz Winter inside Simpson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Fritz Winter reports the 380th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.2% of every pound reported in Simpson. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Dw-National Standard-Stillwater LLC and Steel Dust Recycling LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Simpson's reported pounds (336.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fritz Winter's total reported releases rose from 881 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fritz Winter's off-site transfers rose from 830 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fritz Winter Form-R facts
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See how Fritz Winter stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
26443.2× more than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Fritz Winter releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 121.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (117.6K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Fritz Winter: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fritz Winter year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 117.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 719 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 881 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 61.1K lbs | - |
| Copper | 58.6K lbs | - |
| Lead | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 299 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Fritz Winter · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fritz Winter
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Carrier Corp - Franklin, Franklin Precision Industry, Covalence Adhesives, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Dw-National Standard-Stillwater LLC, Steel Dust Recycling LLC, Skyline Steel Llc-Iuka.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fritz Winter on cumulative reported pounds (121.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Scan-Pac Manufacturing Inc, U.S. Army - Anniston Army Depot. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Wilmington, CA · Chemicals 121.5K lbs reported
- Scan-Pac Manufacturing Inc Menomonee Falls, WI · Fabricated Metals 121.5K lbs reported
- U.S. Army - Anniston Army Depot Anniston, AL · Other 121.5K lbs reported
- Monosol-Lebanon Plant Lebanon, IN · Plastics and Rubber 121.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Manganese, Copper, Lead, Chromium; nearby reporters include Carrier Corp - Franklin. Fritz Winter stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Fritz Winter TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fritz Winter totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 36.2% of Simpson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (Δ 90 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fritz Winter stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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