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GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM

SPRING VALLEY RD, Reading, PA, 19603

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OSHA inspections
16
over 49 years
Violations
52
$11,980 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
7 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM has accumulated 52 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $11,980 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,685 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM 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, 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

Inspections
16
0.3 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
52
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$11,980
$230 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · follow-up
8 of 16
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 16

75% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $11,980 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0144Oct 1977Jun 1983
29 CFR 1910.1000 B0133$4,160Oct 1977Dec 1980
29 CFR 1910.1025 I04 IV33$1,200Jul 1979Jun 1983
29 CFR 1910.1000 E33Oct 1977Dec 1980
29 CFR 1910.0095 A22$1,240Oct 1977Nov 1977
29 CFR 1910.1025 K02 I22Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0122Oct 1977Oct 1977
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$720Oct 1977Oct 1977
29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II11$600May 1981May 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 K01 IB11$600May 1981May 1981
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1011$600May 1981May 1981
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211$490Oct 1980Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04001011$420Oct 1980Oct 1980
5A000111$360Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0184 F05 I11$360Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0311$300Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IID11$300Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$240Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11$210Oct 1980Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211$180Mar 1983Mar 1983

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. Peer group: 72,685 employers. This establishment has 52 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
6
Follow-up
8

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 GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
43 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 43+ years. Most recent activity: 43 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 GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. 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 GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1983-03-08Planned12$0
1983-03-08Planned87$1,740
1982-07-26Complaint0$0
1982-01-25Follow-up0$0
1982-01-25Complaint1$0
1982-01-25Complaint1$0
1981-07-29Follow-up1$0
1980-11-13Complaint74$1,800
1980-10-07Complaint54$1,120
1979-11-29Follow-up0$0
1979-03-29Follow-up11$600
1979-03-29Follow-up11$600
1978-10-11Follow-up0$0
1977-06-17Follow-up62$3,000
1977-06-17Follow-up55$1,520
1977-06-17Complaint4$1,600

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

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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What is GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM's OSHA violation history?
GENERAL BATTERY CORP SM has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 52 violations and $11,980 in total penalties.