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JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.

1401 KING ROAD, WEST CHESTER, PA, 19380
Operated by Johnson Matthey, Inc · 1 of 7 establishments
331492Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
EIN 230411710

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OSHA inspections
8
over 43 years
Violations
60
$18,805 in penalties
Penalties
$18,805
$313 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. has accumulated 60 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $18,805 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 96 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
60
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$18,805
$313 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 8

50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 29 citations in this view · $18,320 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A53$775Oct 1983May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$570Sep 1985May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$360Oct 1983May 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$350Oct 1983May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0101 B22$260Oct 1983May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I21May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0103 B01 IVC11$7,000Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0103 B0511$7,000Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0111$280Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$240Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0217 B0111$205May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$200Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$180May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I11$160Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0111$160Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0111$135May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB11$135May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$120Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$100Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1904.0005 C11$90May 1986May 1986

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3314 within PA. Peer group: 96 employers. This establishment has 60 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $5,000
Inspection frequency
83rd
peer median: 2

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
−2.1
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 135 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
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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
4
Complaint
3
Referral
1

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 MATTHEY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Johnson Matthey, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

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 Matthey, 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-380729Unfair labor practiceFeb 2026OpenRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-036438Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-036102Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04-CA-032801Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004Mar 2005ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
13
Certified
13
Avg wage ratio
1.08x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
165108
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$3.0M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2008-12-03. Most recent: 2012-04-05. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $3,000,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Johnson Matthey Inc.et al
Johnson Matthey, Inc.
Dec 2008pleaEnvironmentalUSDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division$3,000,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$30K
Obligated (all-time)
$227K
Awards
18
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$199K
Company-wide — JOHNSON MATTHEY INC (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$30K
Obligated (all-time)
$273K
Awards (all-time)
26

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$199K
Department of Energy$28K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331419 - PRIMARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM). Last action: 2022-04-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-11-15Complaint0$0
2011-08-04Referral22$14,000
1988-02-10Planned0$0
1987-02-05Planned0$0
1986-03-13Planned2013$1,585
1985-03-28Complaint138$1,040
1983-10-26Complaint0$0
1983-03-15Planned258$2,180

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Johnson Matthey, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Johnson Matthey, Inc across all 7 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 PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Johnson Matthey, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOHNSON MATTHEY, 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 Matthey, Inc, which operates 7 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 JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 60 violations and $18,805 in total penalties.
How does JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
JOHNSON MATTHEY, 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. JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.