Establishment profile
MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.
300 CHESTNUT STREET EXT., BRADFORD, PA, 16701
Operated by Microtech Knives
332216 — Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
EIN 202585549
Summary
MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $31,576 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $31,576 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $7,286 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,858 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $4,858 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $3,644 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,644 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A03 | 1 | 1 | $3,644 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $3,644 | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | May 2020 |
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 3322 within PA. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 65 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) · Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 22, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Cleaning,Finger,Grinder,Grinding Wheel,Instantaneous amputation,Knuckle,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Magnet,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Rotating Parts,Table,Traumatic Amputation | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MICROTECH KNIVES, 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 MICROTECH KNIVES, 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 MICROTECH KNIVES, 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MICROTECH KNIVES 300 CHESTNUT STREET · BRADFORD, PA, 16701 | Water | No Violation Identified QNCR 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2025 | View → |
MICROTECH KNIVES 300 CHESTNUT STREET EXTENSION · BRADFORD, PA, 16701 | Water | 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 MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-12 | Referral | 9 | 8 | $12,145 | |
| 2019-11-25 | Referral | 15 | 10 | $19,431 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Microtech Knives.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Microtech Knives across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- SANDERS SAWS AND BLADES, INC.HONEY BROOK — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHANNELLOCK, INC. PLANT #2MEADVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LEECH CARBIDE, INC.MEADVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SUPPLY COMPANYERIE — 1 federal enforcement record
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Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MICROTECH KNIVES, 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 MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $31,576.3 in total penalties.
- How does MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. operates in the saw blade and handtool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.48 compared to an industry average of 1.1.