Establishment profile
LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC
1300 NEW MARKET AVE, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 07080
332312 — Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
Summary
LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $19,394 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 311 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
77% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · $19,394 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 C03 III A | 1 | 1 | $4,375 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,955 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 III B | 1 | 1 | $3,871 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D06 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $1,485 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $450 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1997 | Apr 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $158 | Apr 1997 | Apr 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1997 | Apr 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1997 | Apr 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1997 | Apr 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3323 within NJ. Peer group: 311 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Nov 2023
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC, 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 LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-RD-210925 | Representation election | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-156762 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
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 LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES INC 1300 NEW MARKET AVENUE · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, 07080 | Water | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 0 | 0 | — | May 2019 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-16 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,871 | |
| 2023-11-14 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,955 | |
| 2023-01-12 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $6,875 | |
| 2011-06-28 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,485 | |
| 2007-05-02 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $900 | |
| 2001-01-23 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $500 | |
| 1997-03-26 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $368 | |
| 1991-02-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-01-16 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $1,440 | |
| 1989-06-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-23 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-03-12 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-01-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC's OSHA violation history?
- LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $19,393.7 in total penalties.
- How does LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- LEHIGH UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.