Establishment profile
CARDINAL COLOR INC.
50-56 1ST AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ, 07524
Operated by Cardinal Color Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325130 — Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
EIN 222116663
Summary
CARDINAL COLOR INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $53,571 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 90 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARDINAL COLOR 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
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $53,571 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $7,086 | Jun 2008 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $6,211 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $4,437 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,437 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $4,437 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $4,437 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $3,549 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | $3,549 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B08 I | 1 | 1 | $3,549 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $2,661 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I | 1 | 1 | $2,661 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,661 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,661 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III | 1 | 1 | $875 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $160 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3251 within NJ. Peer group: 90 employers. This establishment has 32 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 20 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) · Dec 2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 CARDINAL COLOR INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARDINAL COLOR 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 CARDINAL COLOR 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 CARDINAL COLOR INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARDINAL COLOR INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARDINAL COLOR INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-06 | Complaint | 21 | 21 | $51,461 | |
| 2008-05-09 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $1,750 | |
| 1987-11-04 | Complaint | 7 | 2 | $360 | |
| 1985-11-25 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARDINAL COLOR INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cardinal Color Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cardinal Color Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PASSAIC COLOR & CHEMICAL COMPANYPATERSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- EPOLIN LLCNEWARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUN CHEMICAL CORPCarlstadt — 1 federal enforcement record
- MANOPCO, INCPATERSON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cardinal Color Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CARDINAL COLOR, INC.PATERSON, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cardinal Color Inc locationsParent rollup
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- Synthetic Dye and in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARDINAL COLOR 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 Cardinal Color Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CARDINAL COLOR INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARDINAL COLOR INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $53,571.2 in total penalties.
- How does CARDINAL COLOR INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARDINAL COLOR INC. operates in the synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. CARDINAL COLOR INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.6.