Establishment profile
KURZ-KASCH, INC.
199 EAST STATE STREET, NEWCOMERSTOWN, OH, 43832
Operated by KURZ-KASCH INC · 1 of 6 establishments
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
KURZ-KASCH, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $7,337 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 779 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KURZ-KASCH, 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, 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
60% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $7,337 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $6,467 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Feb 2015 | Feb 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $150 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A07 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A04 IA | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
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 3261 within OH. Peer group: 779 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 83 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2017
Most frequent event: Explosion, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2017 | Explosion, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2017 | Explosion,Head,Oven,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 KURZ-KASCH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KURZ-KASCH, 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 KURZ-KASCH, 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 KURZ-KASCH, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KURZ-KASCH, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KURZ-KASCH INC 199 E. STATE ST. · NEWCOMERSTOWN, OH, 43832 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2014 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,467 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Complaint | 1 | — | $630 | |
| 1983-12-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-04 | Planned | 9 | — | $240 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KURZ-KASCH, INC. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization KURZ-KASCH INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of KURZ-KASCH INC across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by KURZ-KASCH INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KURZ-KASCH INCDayton, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KURZ-KASCH, INCNEWCOMERSTOWN, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KURZ-KASCH INCCincinnati, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KURZ-KASCH INCKettering, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- KURZ-KASCH, INC.WILMINGTON, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KURZ-KASCH, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 KURZ-KASCH INC, which operates 6 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 KURZ-KASCH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KURZ-KASCH, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $7,337.3 in total penalties.
- How does KURZ-KASCH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KURZ-KASCH, INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. KURZ-KASCH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.