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BNZ MATERIALS, INC.

191 FRONT STREET, ZELIENOPLE, PA, 16063
327120Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
EIN 251560314

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OSHA inspections
7
over 29 years
Violations
57
$29,622 in penalties
Penalties
$29,622
$520 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections

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

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
57
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$29,622
$520 avg / violation
72% serious28% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$9,780Jun 2006Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0222$1,450Jun 2006Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$1,280Jul 1997Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$1,275Jul 1997Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0111$1,575Oct 2014Oct 2014
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$900Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0811$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIC11$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0311$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 D1011$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 F0811$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 D04 III11$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$875Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$770Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$735Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$715Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$712Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$700Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$580Jun 2006Jun 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

99th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $1,050
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
10.8
vs industry
+7.5
TRIR
17.0
vs industry
+12.8

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
17.0
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
6
Referral
1

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

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 18, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Jan 20, 2022Fall on same level due to slippingHead, unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 30, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s) and wrist(s)Hospitalized

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
2 years ago

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

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
14

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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-CA-206475Unfair labor practiceSep 2017Nov 2017ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-199938Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-178499Unfair labor practiceJun 2016Feb 2018ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-173075Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Feb 2018ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-169330Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-164995Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Feb 2018ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-161215Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-159633Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-155050Unfair labor practiceJun 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-150628Unfair labor practiceApr 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-148563Unfair labor practiceMar 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-139265Unfair labor practiceOct 2014Mar 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-134351Unfair labor practiceAug 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-133824Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 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

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2K
Company-wide — BNZ MATERIALS INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2K
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    BOARD, REFRACTORY INSULATION
    contract · 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-09-20Referral11$9,200
2014-05-07Planned11$1,575
2009-10-06Planned1815$5,775
2009-10-06Planned88$3,675
2006-06-19Planned109$4,970
2006-06-19Planned8$0
1997-06-16Planned117$4,427

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 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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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.