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JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.

437 NORTH GROVE STREET, BERLIN, NJ, 08009
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
327993Mineral Wool Manufacturing
EIN 130889690

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OSHA inspections
8
over 24 years
Violations
18
$48,360 in penalties
Penalties
$48,360
$2,687 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $48,360 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. 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

Inspections
8
0.3 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
18
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$48,360
$2,687 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

38% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $48,360 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$21,295Jan 2019May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$10,876May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV11$6,215May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$4,661May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,125Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IV11$1,594Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I11$1,594Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III11May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.1030 H01 IIB11Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II11Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 IV11Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411Aug 2005Aug 2005

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3279 within NJ. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $3,600
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 73 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
1.3
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

Planned
1
Complaint
2
Accident
1
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2018 – Mar 2020

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 10, 2020Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
May 21, 2019Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectThigh(s)Hospitalized
Sep 10, 2018NonclassifiableArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 23, 2018Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 16, 2002FENCE,STRUCK BY,LOST CONTROL,CARTFatality11

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
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
11

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.

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.). 11 cases · 11 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-318135Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-312708Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Feb 2023ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-286477Unfair labor practiceNov 2021Nov 2021ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-286473Unfair labor practiceNov 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-284730Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Jan 2022ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-276417Unfair labor practiceApr 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-261249Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jun 2020ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-260508Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Jul 2020ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22-CA-247326Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Mar 2020ClosedRegion 22, Newark, New Jersey
04-CA-035241Unfair labor practiceMar 2007May 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-034059Unfair labor practiceAug 2005Jan 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$32,000

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 · $32,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
JOHNS MANVILLE
437 N GROVE ST · BERLIN, NJ, 08009
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 12
21$32,000Feb 2024View →

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 JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.. 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
2026-03-02Referral0$0
2021-11-23Referral0$0
2021-11-08Complaint8$32,628
2018-07-23Referral11$10,419
2018-04-12Unprogrammed Related0$0
2018-04-12Complaint0$0
2005-06-28Planned92$5,313
2002-03-16Accident0$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, INC. 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

Other employers in mineral wool manufacturing within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $48,359.5 in total penalties.
How does JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. operates in the mineral wool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.
Has JOHNS MANVILLE, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving JOHNS MANVILLE, INC..