Establishment profile
BNZ MATERIALS, INC.
191 FRONT STREET, ZELIENOPLE, PA, 16063
327120 — Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
EIN 251560314
Summary
BNZ MATERIALS, INC. has accumulated 57 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $29,622 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BNZ MATERIALS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $27,472 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $9,780 | Jun 2006 | Nov 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 2 | 2 | $1,450 | Jun 2006 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $1,280 | Jul 1997 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,275 | Jul 1997 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D08 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIC | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D10 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F08 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 III | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $875 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $770 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $735 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $715 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $712 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jul 1997 | Jul 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | $580 | Jun 2006 | Jun 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3271 within PA. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 57 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 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
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) · Apr 2016 – Sep 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 BNZ MATERIALS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BNZ MATERIALS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for BNZ MATERIALS, INC., not this location alone
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 BNZ MATERIALS, INC. 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.). 14 cases · 14 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-206475 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2017 | Nov 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-199938 | Unfair labor practice | May 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-178499 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2016 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-173075 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2016 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-169330 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2016 | May 2016 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-164995 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2015 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-161215 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-159633 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-155050 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-150628 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2015 | Jul 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-148563 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2015 | May 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-139265 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2014 | Mar 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-134351 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2014 | Oct 2014 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-133824 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2014 | Jan 2015 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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 BNZ MATERIALS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BNZ MATERIALS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BNZ MATERIALS, 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 DefenseBOARD, REFRACTORY INSULATIONcontract · Last action 2009-08-11$2,353
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 321219 - RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2009-08-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-20 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,200 | |
| 2014-05-07 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | |
| 2009-10-06 | Planned | 18 | 15 | $5,775 | |
| 2009-10-06 | Planned | 8 | 8 | $3,675 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $4,970 | |
| 2006-06-19 | Planned | 8 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-06-16 | Planned | 11 | 7 | $4,427 |
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 BNZ MATERIALS, 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 BNZ MATERIALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BNZ MATERIALS, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 57 violations and $29,622 in total penalties.
- How does BNZ MATERIALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BNZ MATERIALS, INC. operates in the clay building material and refractories manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. BNZ MATERIALS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.81 compared to an industry average of 3.3.