Establishment profile
JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.
42 WEST BUCKEYE STREET, WEST SALEM, OH, 44287
325212 — Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
EIN 340829385
Summary
JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $68,139 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 128 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $68,139 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2017 | May 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $11,550 | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | $8,938 | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,993 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C08 | 1 | 1 | $3,993 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B03 | 1 | 1 | $3,993 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,622 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
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 3252 within OH. Peer group: 128 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 146 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2017 – Sep 2020 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2020 | Amputation,Crushed,Fingertip,Milling Machine,Surgical Amputation | 1 | — | — | |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Amputation,Caught Between,Finger,Knife,Machine Guarding,Roller--Mach/Part | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, 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 JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, 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 JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $43,600 | |
| 2025-11-24 | Referral | 5 | 1 | $8,938 | |
| 2020-10-01 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-12-01 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $3,622 | |
| 2017-11-17 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $11,979 | |
| 2016-11-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $68,139 in total penalties.
- How does JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC. operates in the synthetic rubber manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. JOHNSON BROS. - WEST SALEM, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.35 compared to an industry average of 1.4.