Establishment profile
EXIDE CORPORATION
SPRING VALLEY ROAD & MONTROSE AVENUE, READING, PA, 19605
335912 — Primary Battery Manufacturing
Summary
EXIDE CORPORATION has accumulated 74 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $81,640 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 90 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EXIDE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 29 citations in this view · $76,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 3 | 3 | $100 | May 1989 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III | 2 | 2 | $4,015 | Oct 1991 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E05 I | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | Oct 1991 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 I | 2 | 1 | $2,500 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $900 | May 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 I | 2 | 2 | $715 | Oct 1991 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | $500 | Oct 1991 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $370 | May 1989 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $25,000 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $19,000 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Oct 1991 | Oct 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D07 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | May 1991 | May 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
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 3359 within PA. Peer group: 90 employers. This establishment has 74 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 26 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for EXIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2002 – Dec 2004 | Battery Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EXIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EXIDE CORPORATION. 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 EXIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EXIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for EXIDE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $535 | |
| 2003-02-06 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $2,145 | |
| 1996-08-22 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $1,800 | |
| 1996-08-22 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $2,700 | |
| 1995-07-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-05-20 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $2,500 | |
| 1991-05-07 | Planned | 10 | 6 | $3,700 | |
| 1991-04-15 | Complaint | 32 | 7 | $67,000 | |
| 1989-04-03 | Complaint | 13 | 5 | $1,260 | |
| 1988-03-01 | 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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Other employers in primary battery manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EOS ENERGY STORAGEEAST PITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- DUNCANNON INVESTMENT GROUP IIMANHEIM — 1 federal enforcement record
- DUNCANNON INVESTMENT GROUP IIIMANHEIM — 1 federal enforcement record
- YUASA BATTERY, INC.LAURELDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- East Penn ManufacturingKUTZTOWN — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EXIDE CORPORATION 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 EXIDE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- EXIDE CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 74 violations and $81,640 in total penalties.
- How does EXIDE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- EXIDE CORPORATION operates in the primary battery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. EXIDE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.88 compared to an industry average of 1.7.