Establishment profile
KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.
1 EAST 11TH STREET, PATERSON, NJ, 07544
Operated by RPM INTERNATIONAL INC · 1 of 63 establishments
Summary
KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $15,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,783 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KIRKER ENTERPRISES, 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
80% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $15,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 2 | 2 | $1,485 | May 1992 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,060 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 I | 1 | 1 | $790 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $630 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 F | 1 | 1 | $475 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 69,783 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for RPM INTERNATIONAL 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 RPM INTERNATIONAL 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.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-RD-102895 | Representation election | Apr 2013 | Jun 2013 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
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 KIRKER ENTERPRISES, 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: 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KIRKER ENTERPRISES INC 55 E 6TH ST · PATERSON, NJ, 07544 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | View → |
KIRKER ENTERPRISES INC 1 E 11TH ST · PATERSON CITY, NJ, 07544 | Water | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 1 | 0 | — | Dec 2022 | 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 KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-31 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,500 | |
| 1996-10-25 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-08-20 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,950 | |
| 1996-08-20 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $2,050 | |
| 1992-04-27 | Planned | 12 | 12 | $7,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC. is one of 63 establishments rolled up under the parent organization RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of RPM INTERNATIONAL INC across all 63 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by RPM INTERNATIONAL INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DAY-GLO COLOR CORP.TWINSBURG, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.PATERSON, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- DAYGLO COLOR CORPCLEVELAND, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAP GLOBAL INC.TIPP CITY, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- STONHARDMAPLE SHADE, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- TREMCO CPG INCMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- FIBERGRATE COMPOSITE STRUCTURESPINEY FLATS, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- R.P.M ENTERPRISES INC.LOS ANGELES, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- RPM ENTERPRISES LLCWESTLAND, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TREMCO CPG INC.CLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All RPM INTERNATIONAL INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KIRKER ENTERPRISES, 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 RPM INTERNATIONAL INC, which operates 63 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KIRKER ENTERPRISES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $15,500 in total penalties.