Establishment profile
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
501 E LINCOLN AVE, SEARCY, AR, 72143
Operated by MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP · 1 of 30 establishments
331529 — Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting)
EIN 250644320
Summary
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $20,357 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 24 citations in this view · $20,357 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $14,502 | Dec 1980 | Sep 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 2 | 2 | $1,065 | Jul 1985 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 A02 | 2 | 2 | $975 | Jul 1985 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $975 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $585 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $390 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Aug 1990 | Aug 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jul 1985 | Jul 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 V | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q09 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1990 | Aug 1990 |
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 3315 within AR. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 35 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 165 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) · Jun 2018 – Apr 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2022 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2018 | Fainted,Heat,Heat Exhaustion,Unconsciousness | 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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. 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 MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. 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: No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 501 E. LINCOLN ST. · SEARCY, AR, 72143 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2022 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-07 | Referral | 1 | — | $14,502 | |
| 2018-07-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-05-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-04-14 | Planned | 10 | 1 | $975 | |
| 1998-04-14 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $3,900 | |
| 1990-08-15 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $280 | |
| 1985-07-16 | Planned | 10 | 4 | $210 | |
| 1981-08-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-01-14 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $490 | |
| 1980-12-08 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is one of 30 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP across all 30 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AURORA CASKET COMPANY LLCAURORA, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONPITTSBURGH, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPSHERWOOD, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILSO INDUSTRIES,INC.SUB.OF MATTHEWS INTERNATIONALKEARNY, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONWHITTIER, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONALPittsburgh, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONALMARIETTA, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONALROMOLAND, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONSAVANNAH, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONSAN JACINTO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP locationsParent rollup
- Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting)All employers in this industry
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
- Other Nonferrous Metal in ARIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 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 MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP, which operates 30 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $20,357 in total penalties.
- How does MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION operates in the other nonferrous metal foundries (except die-casting) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.2. MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 3.