Establishment profile
KOPPERS CO INC
HIGHWAY 460 W, Crewe, VA, 23930
Operated by Koppers · 1 of 24 establishments
EIN 571066065
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 5100.01 A | 3 | 1 | $200 | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $240 | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1983 | Jul 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1983 | Jul 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 B03 IVA | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 IVA | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 46,295 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
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
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
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
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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-RD-330321 | Representation election | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Closed | Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 10-CA-084665 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2012 | Aug 2012 | Closed | Region 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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-02-22 | Planned | 18 | 4 | $440 | |
| 1983-02-08 | Planned | 2 | — | $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:
- KOPPERS CO INCGeorgetown, SC — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOPPERS CO INCMontgomery, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOPPERS INCSALEM, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOPPERS CO INCFlorence, SC — 2 federal enforcement records
- KOPPERS CO INCPittsboro, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOPPERS CO INCRiceboro, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOPPERS CO INCBuford, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOPPERS CO INCMemphis, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOPPERS CO INCFlorence, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOPPERS CO INCBattleboro, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Koppers locationsParent rollup
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
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.
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- 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.