Establishment profile
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
7800 HIGHWAY 20 WEST, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35824
Operated by National Technical Systems · 1 of 10 establishments
541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services
Summary
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $78,018 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5413 within AL. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 9 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 158 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) · Aug 2016 – Oct 2020 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2020 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 15, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2020 | Air Monitoring,Atmosphere,Chemical,Confined Space,Entry Permit,Gas,Hot Asphalt,Inexperience,Inhalation,Lack of Work Procedures,Lack of oxygen,Lost consciousness,Lung,Nitrogen,Oxygen Deficiency,Toxic Atmosphere,Unauthorized Entry | 2 | 2 | — |
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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-05 | Referral | 9 | 7 | $78,018 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization National Technical Systems.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of National Technical Systems across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in testing laboratories and services within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AVIAGEN, INC.ELKMONT — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE SURVICE ENGINEERING COMPANY, LLCHUNTSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LANDMARK ANALYTICAL, INC.BIRMINGHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by National Technical Systems, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSBOXBOROUGH, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSWILMINGTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.FULLERTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INCLOS ANGELES, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMSDETROIT, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All National Technical Systems locationsParent rollup
- Testing Laboratories and ServicesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
- Testing Laboratories and in ALIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup National Technical Systems, which operates 10 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 NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 9 violations and $78,018 in total penalties.
- How does NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. operates in the testing laboratories and services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.2 compared to an industry average of 0.6.