Establishment profile
ESSCHEM
4000 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LINWOOD, PA, 19061
339114 — Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Summary
ESSCHEM has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $3,138 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 117 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ESSCHEM 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $3,138 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2001 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $875 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2004 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2004 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $63 | Jul 2004 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
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 3391 within PA. Peer group: 117 employers. This establishment has 11 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 55 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) · Aug 2025
Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 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 ESSCHEM. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ESSCHEM. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for ESSCHEM, 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 ESSCHEM 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-201200 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2017 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, 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 ESSCHEM. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ESSCHEM. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ESSCHEM. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-24 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,063 | |
| 2000-12-20 | Complaint | 7 | 2 | $2,075 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in dental equipment and supplies manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HIOSSEN, INC.FAIRLESS HILLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- HU-FRIEDY GROUPSHARON — 1 federal enforcement record
- DEN-TAL-EZ, INCORPORATEDLANCASTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- PREMIER DENTAL PRODUCTSPHILADELPHIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PREMIER MEDICAL MANUFACTURINGPHILADELPHIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- DENTSPLY INTERNATIONALYORK — 1 federal enforcement record
- SODIUM SYSTEMS, LLCHANOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESSCHEM 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 ESSCHEM's OSHA violation history?
- ESSCHEM has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $3,138 in total penalties.
- How does ESSCHEM's safety record compare to its industry?
- ESSCHEM operates in the dental equipment and supplies manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. ESSCHEM's self-reported DART rate is 3.71 compared to an industry average of 0.8.