Establishment profile
ETHICON, INC.
3348 PULLIAM ST, SAN ANGELO, TX, 76905
339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
Summary
ETHICON, INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $50,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 71 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ETHICON, 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
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 · $46,038 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $5,478 | Jul 1994 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,916 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,259 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 D02 | 1 | 1 | $3,259 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 IIA | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 IID | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 B | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIA | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2004 | Nov 2004 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3391 within TX. Peer group: 71 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ETHICON, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Apr 2020
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Chain,Cleaning,Fingertip,Glove,Press | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 ETHICON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ETHICON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for ETHICON, INC., 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 ETHICON, 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-CA-025460 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2007 | May 2007 | Closed | Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas |
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 ETHICON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ETHICON INC 3348 PULLIAM ST. · SAN ANGELO, TX, 76905 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation QNCR 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | 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 ETHICON, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-28 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $9,832 | |
| 2017-05-03 | Complaint | 2 | — | $6,518 | |
| 2004-06-24 | Complaint | 2 | — | $1,000 | |
| 1994-06-21 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $3,750 | |
| 1993-10-05 | Planned | 17 | 15 | $29,775 |
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 ETHICON, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ETHICON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ETHICON, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $50,875 in total penalties.
- How does ETHICON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ETHICON, INC. operates in the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.