Establishment profile
ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.
400 SEAKS RUN ROAD, GLEN ROCK, PA, 17327
325520 — Adhesive Manufacturing
EIN 231603865
Summary
ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $17,337 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 97 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $17,337 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $6,642 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $5,772 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $3,463 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,460 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | Apr 2012 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3255 within PA. Peer group: 97 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 238 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2016 – Feb 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2019 | Degloving,Fracture,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Thumb | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Finger,Thumb | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC 400 SEAKS RUN RD · GLEN ROCK, PA, 17327 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 7 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Defense4519600324!FLEXSHIELD TAPE,AIRcontract · Last action 2011-11-09$4,492
- Department of DefenseNAVY AVIATIONcontract · Last action 2010-08-26$3,368
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336413 - OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2011-11-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-28 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,642 | |
| 2017-04-27 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $9,235 | |
| 2012-03-06 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-01-11 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,460 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $17,336.75 in total penalties.
- How does ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. operates in the adhesive manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.33 compared to an industry average of 1.5.