Establishment profile
INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.
107 ALABAMA AVE, PATERSON, NJ, 07503
Summary
INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $3,895 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,404 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
71% 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 · $3,895 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B02 | 2 | 2 | $550 | Feb 1990 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D11 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 V | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 VIII | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C06 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 P04 | 1 | 1 | $170 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1997 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 M01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 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: 69,404 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.. 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 INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDEPENDENCE PLATING CORP 107 ALABAMA AVE · PATERSON, NJ, 07503 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 2 | 0 | — | Apr 2025 | 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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332813 - ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Last action: 2023-03-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-03-24 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $1,400 | |
| 1994-01-24 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $1,275 | |
| 1992-03-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-16 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $1,220 | |
| 1986-12-17 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-11-21 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC. 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 INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- INDEPENDENCE PLATING CO. INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $3,895 in total penalties.