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ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC

1645 RAILROAD AVE, ST HELENS, OR, 97051
Operated by ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 38 establishments
327993Mineral Wool Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 35 years
Violations
12
$3,430 in penalties
Penalties
$3,430
$286 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $3,430 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$3,430
$286 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

67% 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 · 12 citations in this view · $3,430 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$430Nov 1999Jul 2005
29 CFR 7400.0300111$700Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 7113.00100111$500Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 7020.0500211$500Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$325Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$325Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$325Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$325Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 7155.003002 C11Jun 1991Jun 1991

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

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 3279 within OR. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $550
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 127 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2
Complaint
3
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES
1645 RAILROAD AVE · SAINT HELENS, OR, 97051
AirWaterRCRAUnknown00Sep 2017View →

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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$145K
Obligated (all-time)
$173K
Awards (all-time)
2

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-06-22Planned55$1,625
1999-10-20Planned31$105
1991-05-23Complaint0$0
1991-04-01Complaint1$0
1991-04-01Complaint0$0
1990-10-13Accident32$1,700

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC is one of 38 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC across all 38 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in mineral wool manufacturing within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 38 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $3,430 in total penalties.
How does ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC operates in the mineral wool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.
Has ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.