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APPLIED CERAMICS, INC.

5555 PLEASANTDALE RD, DORAVILLE, GA, 30340

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OSHA inspections
8
over 43 years
Violations
19
$3,050 in penalties
Penalties
$3,050
$161 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

APPLIED CERAMICS, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $3,050 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

APPLIED CERAMICS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
19
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$3,050
$161 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 8

38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $3,050 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$700Feb 1984Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.1000 E22Apr 1984Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0511$875Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$525Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$375Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 E03 I11$300Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$150Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$100Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 II11$25Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211Aug 2002Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0511Apr 1984Apr 1984
29 CFR 1910.1000 B0211Apr 1984Apr 1984
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211Apr 1984Apr 1984
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Feb 1984Feb 1984

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3271 within GA. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $1,500
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.8
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
−2.4

Reported for 66 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.8
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

Planned
3
Complaint
5

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) · Apr 2015 – Jun 2016

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object

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
Jun 13, 2016Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 2, 2015Fall on same level, n.e.c.Jaw, chinHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 APPLIED CERAMICS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
APPLIED CERAMICS INC
5555 PLEASANTDALE RD · DORAVILLE, GA, 30340
AirWaterViolation Identified
QNCR 12
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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 APPLIED CERAMICS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5K
Awards
1
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$5K
Largest awards
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    CERAMIC CORDIERITE SUBSTRATES
    contract · Last action 2007-12-07
    $5,150

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 327124 - CLAY REFRACTORY MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2007-12-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-10-28Programmed Other0$0
2008-01-15Planned0$0
2006-02-23Planned0$0
2002-05-07Complaint1111$2,900
1988-01-28Complaint0$0
1984-01-26Complaint4$0
1984-01-25Complaint41$150
1982-10-28Complaint0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on APPLIED CERAMICS, 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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Frequently asked

What is APPLIED CERAMICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
APPLIED CERAMICS, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $3,050 in total penalties.