Summary
HEATH CERAMICS has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $3,498 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,375 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HEATH CERAMICS 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
80% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $3,498 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 2 | 2 | $728 | Nov 1987 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1988 |
| 3314 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 4206 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $252 | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 5143 A05 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 5216 D02 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 4070 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $168 | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 3203 B | 1 | 1 | $150 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 3314 G | 1 | 1 | $125 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0016 B | 1 | 1 | $125 | Dec 1994 | Dec 1994 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0008 A | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
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. Peer group: 119,375 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 205 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.
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 HEATH CERAMICS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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 HEATH CERAMICS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HEATH CERAMICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Heath Ceramics, 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 Heath Ceramics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-CA-272365 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2021 | May 2022 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
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 HEATH CERAMICS. 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEATH CERAMICS INC 400 GATE 5 RD · SAUSALITO, CA, 94965 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 2 | 0 | — | Jul 2024 | 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 HEATH CERAMICS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-06 | Follow-up | 3 | — | $435 | |
| 1994-08-26 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $1,675 | |
| 1988-06-17 | Follow-up | 6 | 2 | $800 | |
| 1987-10-07 | Unprogrammed Related | 13 | 11 | $588 | |
| 1973-07-16 | 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
HEATH CERAMICS is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Heath Ceramics.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Heath Ceramics across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Heath Ceramics locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HEATH CERAMICS 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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- What is HEATH CERAMICS's OSHA violation history?
- HEATH CERAMICS has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $3,498 in total penalties.