Establishment profile
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC
1800 PAPER MILL ROAD, QUINBY, SC, 29506
Operated by Johnson Controls · 1 of 932 establishments
331492 — Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Summary
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 4 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 20th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
25% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $5,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3314 within SC. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2016 | Chest,Foundry,Struck ByFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2017 – May 2019 | Storage Battery Manufacturing | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in SC — for Johnson Controls, 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 Johnson Controls 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-CA-075403 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2012 | Apr 2012 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 11-RD-064845 | Representation election | Sep 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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 JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP 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: Significant Violation.
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 · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC 1800 PAPER MILL RD · FLORENCE, SC, 29506 | AirWaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 3 | 0 | — | Jun 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
First case: 2016-06-21. Most recent: 2016-06-21. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-09-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-01-27 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2014-04-29 | Referral | 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
JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC is one of 932 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Johnson Controls.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Johnson Controls across all 932 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) within SC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MINTZ SCRAP IRON & METAL COMPANY, INC.SPARTANBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Johnson Controls, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INCALBANY, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INCISHPEMING, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.LARGO, FL — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.NORMAN, OK — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INCDETROIT, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INCAUBURN HILLS, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INC.SAGINAW, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INCBIG RAPIDS, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLS19895894, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNSON CONTROLSPETOSKEY, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Johnson Controls locationsParent rollup
- Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)All employers in this industry
- Employers in SCState-wide enforcement data
- Secondary Smelting, Refining, in SCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP 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 Johnson Controls, which operates 932 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC's OSHA violation history?
- JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $5,000 in total penalties.
- How does JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC operates in the secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.
- Has JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving JOHNSON CONTROLS BATTERY GROUP INC.