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KOPPERS CO INC

HIGHWAY 460 W, Crewe, VA, 23930
Operated by Koppers · 1 of 24 establishments
EIN 571066065

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OSHA inspections
2
over 43 years
Violations
20
$440 in penalties
Penalties
$440
$22 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KOPPERS CO INC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $440 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46,295 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

KOPPERS CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
20
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$440
$22 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $440 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 5100.01 A31$200Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$240Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0511Jul 1983Jul 1983
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211Jul 1983Jul 1983
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV11Apr 1983Apr 1983
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0106 B03 IVA11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0111Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0027 C0411Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IVD11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 IVA11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0106 G0911Mar 1983Mar 1983
29 CFR 1910.0106 G0811Mar 1983Mar 1983

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 46,295 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
83rd
peer median: 1

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
1.4
vs industry
TRIR
4.3
vs industry

Reported for 58 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
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 KOPPERS CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 43+ years. Most recent activity: 43 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 KOPPERS CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KOPPERS CO INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in VA — for Koppers, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
1

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 Koppers 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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-RD-330321Representation electionNov 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
10-CA-084665Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 KOPPERS CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KOPPERS CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1983-02-22Planned184$440
1983-02-08Planned2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KOPPERS CO INC is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Koppers.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Koppers across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Koppers, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KOPPERS CO 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 Koppers, which operates 24 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 KOPPERS CO INC's OSHA violation history?
KOPPERS CO INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $440 in total penalties.