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JOHNS MANVILLE

5916 COUNTY ROAD 48, WILLOWS, CA, 95988
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
327993Mineral Wool Manufacturing
EIN 130889690

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OSHA inspections
12
over 22 years
Violations
12
$58,780 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

JOHNS MANVILLE has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $58,780 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 554 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

JOHNS MANVILLE appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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

Inspections
12
0.5 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$58,780
$4,898 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · accident
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 12

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3279 within CA. Peer group: 554 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $1,618
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.8
vs industry
+0.9
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 356 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
5
Accident
6

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 JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 14, 2020Caster,Chest,Falling Object,Fracture,Lockout/Tagout,Pry Bar,Rib,Struck By,Table11
May 13, 2019Arm,Cleaning,Contact,Exhaust System,Fan Blade,Metal Pole,Puncture,Struck By11
Jul 20, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Crushed,Finger,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Struck By,Thumb,Unguarded11
Nov 8, 2006AMPUTATED,BELT,FINGER,GLOVE,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,PULLEY1
Mar 15, 2005AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MECH MALFUNCTION11
Oct 30, 2003UNCONSCIOUSNESS11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
1

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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOHNS MANVILLE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 177 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$599.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,649

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-05-15Complaint0$0
2022-06-28Accident31$26,135
2021-08-03Complaint1$300
2020-06-03Accident11$11,250
2019-06-06Accident1$475
2018-10-24Unprogrammed Related0$0
2018-08-08Accident41$19,870
2018-08-08Complaint1$600
2007-04-02Complaint1$150
2006-03-29Complaint0$0
2005-03-30Accident0$0
2003-11-20Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

JOHNS MANVILLE is one of 1,593 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,593 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHNS MANVILLE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,593 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is JOHNS MANVILLE's OSHA violation history?
JOHNS MANVILLE has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $58,780 in total penalties.
How does JOHNS MANVILLE's safety record compare to its industry?
JOHNS MANVILLE operates in the mineral wool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. JOHNS MANVILLE's self-reported DART rate is 1.76 compared to an industry average of 0.9.