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CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.

40 OLD INDIAN SPRING ROAD, BYRAM TOWNSHIP, NJ, 07821
Operated by Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325920Explosives Manufacturing
EIN 222429075

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OSHA inspections
20
over 45 years
Violations
77
$272,508 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. has accumulated 77 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $272,508 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
20
0.4 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
77
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$272,508
$3,539 avg / violation
68% serious32% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 20
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 20

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 36 citations in this view · $256,038 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000174$5,721Mar 1981Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0233$18,226Jul 1997Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0307 B33$3,080Jun 1988Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0132 A33$820Oct 1981Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0122$132,411Sep 2014Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 C0222$14,026Sep 2014Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$5,700Jun 1988Jan 2011
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0322$1,050Apr 1998Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I11$8,276Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 O0111$8,276Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I D11$8,276Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I11$8,276Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I C11$5,750Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0711$5,750Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 VII11$5,750Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I B11$5,750Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 N11$5,500Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$5,000Jun 1988Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$4,200Jul 1997Jul 1997
29 CFR 1910.0119 C0111$4,200Jul 1997Jul 1997

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 3259 within NJ. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 77 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,564
Inspection frequency
100th
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
−1.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.0

Reported for 32 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
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
7
Accident
3
Referral
6

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) · Jan 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping

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
Jan 11, 2017Fall on same level due to slippingChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 8, 1997BUILDING,EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL BURN,CHEMICAL11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NJ — for Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
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 Cartridge Actuated Devices, 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.). 2 cases · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
22-RD-115549Representation electionOct 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
22-UD-114842UDOct 2013Oct 2013ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey

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 CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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
CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES INC
40 OLD INDIAN SPRING RD · ANDOVER, NJ, 07821
RCRANo Violation Identified10Aug 2023View →

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 CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$219K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.4M
Awards
8
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.4M
Company-wide — FIKE CORPORATION (across 8 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$11.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$47.8M
Awards (all-time)
292

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    H60 HELICOPTER CARGO REL HOOK THRUSTER
    contract · Last action 2025-12-10
    $587,666
  • Department of Defense
    DODIC: 3W41
    contract · Last action 2021-12-13
    $472,722
  • Department of Defense
    EXPLODING BOLTS - QTY 50 EA
    contract · Last action 2024-05-03
    $219,450
  • Department of Defense
    SQUIBS CARTRIDGES
    contract · Last action 2021-12-15
    $80,308
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF MINIMUM GUARANTEE
    contract · Last action 2017-02-10
    $500
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF MINIMUM GUARANTEE
    contract · Last action 2023-02-27
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF QUALITY EVALUATION/SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2021-01-28
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND PROTOTYPING SUPPORT AND QUALIFICATION AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2021-01-28
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325920 - EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-12-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-20Complaint87$182,067
2014-03-28Planned139$40,000
2010-09-29Referral2$700
2010-07-15Referral1$0
1997-10-27Referral66$6,000
1997-01-08Accident95$20,200
1989-10-16Follow-up11$500
1988-04-06Referral52$1,340
1988-03-07Referral2014$20,600
1986-04-15Complaint0$0
1985-09-18Referral0$0
1983-08-18Accident0$0
1982-10-19Complaint0$0
1981-10-14Planned0$0
1981-10-01Complaint0$0
1981-09-28Complaint21$175
1981-05-11Complaint85$490
1981-02-12Complaint0$0
1981-01-06Follow-up0$0
1980-10-28Accident22$436

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, 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 Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc, which operates 2 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 CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 77 violations and $272,508 in total penalties.
How does CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
Has CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC..