160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION is a search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing employer in BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 36 violations and $24,546 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION
2858 US HIGHWAY 70, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC, 28711
398 employees
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Industry context
Within the search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing industry in NC, 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 42 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 98th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.5 for the search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.4. 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.99, which is above the industry average.
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- What is 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $24,546 in total penalties.
- How does 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION operates in the search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.99 compared to an industry average of 0.4.
- Has 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION of BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, USAspending federal contract awards, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for 160977 - KEARFOTT CORPORATION include 1 fatality investigation.
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