Establishment profile
DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY
155 SOUTH REBECCA STREET P.O. BOX 568, SAXONBURG, PA, 16056
327110 — Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
EIN 251031756
Summary
DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $19,330 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY 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
54% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $19,330 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $960 | Oct 1982 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,100 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 F01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $35 | Sep 1974 | Sep 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1998 | Jul 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
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 3271 within PA. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 28 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 125 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) · Oct 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. 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 DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DU-CO CERAMICS CO 155 S REBECCA ST · SAXONBURG, PA, 16056 | TRI | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,100 | |
| 2022-02-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 1998-06-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-06-12 | Planned | 8 | 7 | $3,900 | |
| 1994-08-08 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $825 | |
| 1982-09-24 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $660 | |
| 1982-04-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-08-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-03-16 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $1,210 | |
| 1975-01-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-11-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-08-27 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $635 | |
| 1973-11-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
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 DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY 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 DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $19,330 in total penalties.
- How does DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY operates in the pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. DU-CO CERAMICS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 10.37 compared to an industry average of 2.3.