Establishment profile
MERSEN USA ACE
540 BRANCH DRIVE, SALEM, VA, 24153
Operated by Mersen USA BN
335991 — Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
EIN 832967450
Summary
MERSEN USA ACE has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $36,446 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MERSEN USA ACE 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $36,446 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $14,270 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 C02 | 1 | 1 | $7,810 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $3,122 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | $3,122 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B09 | 1 | 1 | $3,122 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G04 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
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 3359 within VA. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for MERSEN USA ACE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 MERSEN USA ACE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERSEN USA ACE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MERSEN USA ACE. 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 MERSEN USA ACE. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MERSEN USA ACE CORP 540 BRANCH DRIVE · SALEM, VA, 24153 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2023 | View → |
MERSEN USA ACE CORP 540 BRANCH DR · SALEM, VA, 24153 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 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 MERSEN USA ACE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Accident | 5 | 1 | $27,080 | |
| 2021-08-25 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $9,366 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MERSEN USA ACE is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mersen USA BN.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mersen USA BN across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Mersen USA BN locationsParent rollup
- Carbon and Graphite Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
- Carbon and Graphite in VAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERSEN USA ACE 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 MERSEN USA ACE's OSHA violation history?
- MERSEN USA ACE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $36,446 in total penalties.
- How does MERSEN USA ACE's safety record compare to its industry?
- MERSEN USA ACE operates in the carbon and graphite product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. MERSEN USA ACE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.