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ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.

1062 FOURTH AVE., SIDNEY, OH, 45365
Operated by Advanced Composites Inc
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 311178829

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OSHA inspections
5
over 19 years
Violations
11
$27,989 in penalties
Penalties
$27,989
$2,544 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $27,989 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 129 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
11
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$27,989
$2,544 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5

80% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $27,989 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$16,550Apr 2025Apr 2025
5A000111$2,700Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III11$2,700Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311$2,364Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,838Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,837Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Nov 2006Nov 2006

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

75th

Above average violations in NAICS 3252 within OH. Peer group: 129 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $5,000
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
1.6
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
+0.7

Reported for 300 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
2
Accident
1
Referral
2

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 2024 – Apr 2025

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 21, 2025Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 9, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Feb 7, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 31, 2010FRACTURE,ASPHYXIATED,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,SEAT BELT,PALLET,LOADING DOCKFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$7,500
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $7,500 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Nov 2007111$7,500

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $7,500 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2007 – Nov 2007All Other Plastics Product ManufacturingFMLA11$7,500

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ADVANCED COMPOSITES, 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 ADVANCED COMPOSITES, 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 ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
1062 FOURTH AVENUE · SIDNEY, OH, 45365
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00View →
ADVANCED COMPOSITES INC.
1062 S 4TH AVE · SIDNEY, OH, 45365
TRI00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The fork leg can crack or become damaged, posing a fall hazard.. Most recent recall: 2017-06-16. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Advanced Composites Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
#17750
Jun 2017The fork leg can crack or become damaged, posing a fall hazard.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-12-11Referral32$18,914
2024-04-03Referral1$0
2013-05-13Complaint0$0
2010-03-31Accident22$5,400
2006-10-11Complaint52$3,675

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Advanced Composites Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Advanced Composites Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ADVANCED COMPOSITES, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Advanced Composites Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $27,989 in total penalties.
How does ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.6 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
Has ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC..