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AUSTIN POWDER CO

PO BOX H ROUTE 677, Bellaire, OH, 43906
Operated by Austin Powder Company · 1 of 22 establishments
EIN 202061985

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OSHA inspections
1
over 53 years
Violations
24
$345 in penalties
Penalties
$345
$14 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

AUSTIN POWDER CO has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 53 years of recorded history, with $345 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,426 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 53 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
24
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$345
$14 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $345 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$75Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0309 02504211$75Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0219 F11$45Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$30Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0027 D0111$30Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0141 A01 IV11$30Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$30Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0111$30Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0107 D0211Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0219 K0111Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VB711Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0252 F02 I11Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0178 M0511Nov 1972Nov 1972
29 CFR 1910.0024 H11Nov 1972Nov 1972

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 85,426 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
71st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
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
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 24 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
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 AUSTIN POWDER CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 53+ years. Most recent activity: 53 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 AUSTIN POWDER CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OH — for Austin Powder Company, not this location alone

Violations
10
Assessed penalties
$5,290

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Austin Powder Company operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 10 citations · 4S&S · 10 contractor · $5,290 proposed / $5,169 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6501018
Fairborn Cement Plant
Greene, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Feb 2010NoModNegligence$2,106$2,106
8655819
Millersville Quarry
Seneca, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Dec 2011NoModNegligence$634$634
8651323
Batavia Mine
Clermont, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Oct 2011NoModNegligence$634$634
9365289
Sergeants Plant
Perry, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Feb 2018NoModNegligence$395$395
6148777
BUCYRUS PLANT
Crawford, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Jul 2004YesModNegligence$375$375
6148776
BUCYRUS PLANT
Crawford, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Jul 2004YesModNegligence$375$375
6148626
Wagner Quarries
Erie, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Oct 2003YesLowNegligence$371$250
6145022
MARION PLANT
Marion, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Aug 2001YesModNegligence$340$340
6166735
Eagle Crushed Stone
Brown, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Aug 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6166736
Eagle Crushed Stone
Brown, OH
contractor: Austin Powder Company
Aug 2005NoModNegligence

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Austin Powder Company, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Austin Powder Company locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-347010Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 AUSTIN POWDER CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AUSTIN POWDER CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$500K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Other

First case: 2005-10-31. Most recent: 2005-10-31. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Austin Powder Company
Austin Powder Co.
Oct 2005pleaOtherIllinois - Northern,Pennsylvania - Eastern,Pennsylvania - Middle$500,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1972-10-18Planned24$345

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AUSTIN POWDER CO is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Austin Powder Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Austin Powder Company across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Austin Powder Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AUSTIN POWDER CO 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 Austin Powder Company, which operates 22 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 AUSTIN POWDER CO's OSHA violation history?
AUSTIN POWDER CO has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 24 violations and $345 in total penalties.