Establishment profile
KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC
2777 ROUTE 20, CAZENOVIA, NY, 13035
Operated by Knowles Corp · 1 of 12 establishments
334416 — Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
EIN 161242151
Summary
KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $15,702 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 107 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $15,702 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 L01 | 2 | 2 | $3,684 | Aug 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 F03 I | 1 | 1 | $4,009 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 I01 | 1 | 1 | $4,009 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2016 | Aug 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
Above average violations in NAICS 3344 within NY. Peer group: 107 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 243 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 KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KNOWLES CAZENOVIA 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 KNOWLES CAZENOVIA 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 KNOWLES CAZENOVIA 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KNOWLES CAZENOVIA 2777 RTE 20 EAST · CAZENOVIA, NY, 13035 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Dec 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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseHIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITORScontract · Last action 2020-06-10$226,594
- Department of DefenseRC3040R124K152Pcontract · Last action 2019-01-29$110,080
- Department of DefenseP/N RC5550R274K152Kcontract · Last action 2020-02-03$59,378
- Department of DefenseP/N RC3040R124K152Pcontract · Last action 2021-03-03$38,030
- Department of DefensePART # RC5550R274K152K HV CAPACITORcontract · Last action 2020-09-10$36,485
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOT : SURFACE MOUNT FILTERS FOR POLSIR IFA BOXEScontract · Last action 2025-08-06$34,944
- Department of DefenseP/N# RC5550R274K152Kcontract · Last action 2019-10-08$32,110
- Department of DefenseCUSTOM THIN FILMcontract · Last action 2017-02-16$31,400
- Department of DefenseCUSTOM FILTERS.contract · Last action 2024-08-26$8,963
- Department of Defense8505367012!CAPACITOR,VARIABLE,contract · Last action 2019-02-22$0
- Department of Defense8504884793!CAPACITOR,VARIABLE,contract · Last action 2018-07-09$0
- Department of Defense8502700993!CAPACITOR,FIXED,GLAcontract · Last action 2016-08-05$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334416 - CAPACITOR, RESISTOR, COIL, TRANSFORMER, AND OTHER INDUCTOR MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-08-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Complaint | 3 | — | $277 | |
| 2016-06-23 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $11,425 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Knowles Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Knowles Corp across all 12 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in capacitor, resistor, coil, transformer, and other inductor manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PALL TRINITY MICRO CORPCortland — 4 federal enforcement records
- GOWANDA ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONGOWANDA — 1 federal enforcement record
- TODD SYSTEMS INC.YONKERS — 1 federal enforcement record
- STK ELECTRONICS, INC.CAZENOVIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ENDICOTT COIL COMPANY INC.BINGHAMTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHEAST TRANSFORMER SERVICESPREBLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MITCHELL ELECTRONICS, CORP.MOUNT VERNON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Knowles Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CORNELL-DUBILIER MARKETING, INC.PICKENS, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- CORNELL DUBILIER ELECTRONIC DISanford, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, INC.FRANKLIN PARK, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- CORNELL DUBILIER ELECTRONICSNew Bedford, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Knowles Corp locationsParent rollup
- Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KNOWLES CAZENOVIA 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 Knowles Corp, which operates 12 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC's OSHA violation history?
- KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $15,701.5 in total penalties.
- How does KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC operates in the capacitor, resistor, coil, transformer, and other inductor manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. KNOWLES CAZENOVIA INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.69 compared to an industry average of 0.5.