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KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC

380 STEWART ROAD, HANOVER IND. PARK, WILKES BARRE, PA, 18706
Operated by Marmon · 1 of 3 establishments
335129Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 26 years
Violations
36
$8,142 in penalties
Penalties
$8,142
$226 avg
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $8,142 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 44 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
36
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$8,142
$226 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

80% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $8,142 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,250Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 B08 III11$895Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$895Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$895Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I11$895Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I11$895Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0211$715Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$530Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$490Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA11$370Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$312Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 I11Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11Feb 2000Feb 2000

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3351 within PA. Peer group: 44 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
74th
peer median: $1,313
Inspection frequency
84th
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
−0.6
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 20 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
3
Complaint
2

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 KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR 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 KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR 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 KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-12-03Planned31$312
2007-03-08Planned42$860
2007-03-08Planned0$0
2003-02-19Complaint3$0
1999-11-22Complaint2617$6,970

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Marmon.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Marmon across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR 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 Marmon, which operates 3 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 KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC's OSHA violation history?
KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $8,142 in total penalties.
How does KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC's safety record compare to its industry?
KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC operates in the other lighting equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. KOEHLER BRIGHT STAR INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.