Establishment profile
GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY
26485 HILLMAN HIGHWAY, ABINGDON, VA, 24210
Operated by General Engineering Company
333995 — Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing
EIN 540912795
Summary
GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $57,410 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $57,410 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1987 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C10 | 1 | 1 | $15,875 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $15,375 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,455 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 C | 1 | 1 | $4,455 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $3,033 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | $3,033 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,925 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,099 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 F01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 K01 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
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 3339 within VA. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 18 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 GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL ENGINEERING 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 GENERAL ENGINEERING 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 GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY. 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: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY 26485 HILLMAN HWY., P.O. BOX 549 · ABINGDON, VA, 24210 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | May 2023 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $15,875 | |
| 2024-01-22 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $15,375 | |
| 2023-09-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-12-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-02-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-07-18 | Referral | 16 | 15 | $26,000 | |
| 1987-03-10 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $160 | |
| 1984-08-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Engineering Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Engineering Company across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All General Engineering Company locationsParent rollup
- Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
- Fluid Power Cylinder in VAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL ENGINEERING 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 GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $57,410 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY operates in the fluid power cylinder and actuator manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. GENERAL ENGINEERING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.