Establishment profile
JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.
420 MORGAN AVE., BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
325130 — Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Summary
JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $25,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 77 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 20 citations in this view · $25,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 VII | 1 | 1 | $5,050 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,050 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H04 IVA | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVC | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $120 | Mar 1979 | Mar 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 III C | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1980 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1979 | Mar 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1979 | Mar 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1979 | Mar 1979 |
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 3251 within NY. Peer group: 77 employers. This establishment has 21 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 72 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC., 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 JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-CA-287478 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-RC-103488 | Representation election | Apr 2013 | Sep 2013 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
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
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 JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JOS H LOWENSTEIN AND SONS INC 420 MORGAN AVE · BROOKLYN, NY, 11222 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-03 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $10,100 | |
| 2020-01-03 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $7,000 | |
| 2013-07-16 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $3,920 | |
| 2013-07-16 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $4,410 | |
| 1980-05-12 | Accident | 3 | 2 | $250 | |
| 1979-05-31 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-02-15 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS 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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- What is JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $25,800 in total penalties.
- How does JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC. operates in the synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.44 compared to an industry average of 1.6.