Establishment profile
MICROPHOR
452 E. HILL RD., WILLITS, CA, 95490
Operated by Wabtec Corporation · 1 of 9 establishments
Summary
MICROPHOR has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $3,930 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,386 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 27 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MICROPHOR 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
80% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $3,930 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 2340.0023 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Mar 1991 | Jun 1999 |
| 4353 H | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 4313 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 3577 E | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 4853 D | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 4227 A | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 3382 A | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5194 H02 E | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5097 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5097 B01 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5097 C01 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 4312 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5144 D04 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 3220 B | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 4227 E | 1 | 1 | $125 | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 5143 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 5153 E | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1991 | Mar 1991 |
| 4310 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1991 | Mar 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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,386 employers. This establishment has 23 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 20 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 MICROPHOR. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 27+ years. Most recent activity: 27 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 MICROPHOR. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MICROPHOR. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Wabtec Corporation, 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 Wabtec Corporation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-RD-002423 | Representation election | Oct 2005 | Dec 2005 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-030376 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2001 | Aug 2002 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
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 MICROPHOR. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MICROPHOR. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MICROPHOR 452 E HILL RD · WILLITS, CA, 95490 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 MICROPHOR. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseMICROPHOR PARTScontract · Last action 2011-12-09$80,376
- Department of DefenseTIMER ASSEMBLIES, RINSE RING, FLUSH SWITCHcontract · Last action 2011-04-07$62,352
- Department of DefenseVALVE, SOLENOID, PN:72025contract · Last action 2011-03-21$33,024
- Department of DefenseREPLACEMENT TOILETS --- PROJECT NO.: 107contract · Last action 2008-09-23$24,828
- Department of DefenseWATER SEQUENCE VALVEcontract · Last action 2012-03-31$8,774
- Department of DefenseH-8 TREATMENT TANKcontract · Last action 2009-09-12$4,378
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 326199 - ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2012-03-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-04 | Complaint | 9 | — | $1,490 | |
| 1999-03-04 | Unprogrammed Related | 8 | 1 | $2,340 | |
| 1993-03-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-03-13 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-27 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MICROPHOR is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wabtec Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wabtec Corporation across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Wabtec Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DUROX COMPANYSTRONGSVILLE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- THERMAL TRANSFER CORPORATIONDUQUESNE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WABTEC CORPORATIONCARSON CITY, NV — 2 federal enforcement records
- SWIGER COIL SYSTEMS INC.CLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WABTECCEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
- WABTECCOLUMBIA, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- WABTEC CORPORATIONKANSAS CITY, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Wabtec Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MICROPHOR 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 Wabtec Corporation, which operates 9 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 MICROPHOR's OSHA violation history?
- MICROPHOR has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $3,930 in total penalties.