Establishment profile
POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED
1901 OGLETOWN ROAD, NEWARK, DE, 19711
332996 — Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
Summary
POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $40,239 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $40,239 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 2 | 2 | $2,984 | Oct 1998 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $8,354 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $5,072 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $5,072 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $4,057 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0502 D02 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0502 D21 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $875 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1993 | Sep 1993 |
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 in NAICS 3329 within DE. Peer group: 23 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Oct 2017 – Mar 2020
Most frequent event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2020 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 18, 2017 | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Jaw, chin | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2020 | Broken Bone,Bundle,Gantry Crane,Leg,Load Shift,Pipe,Sling,Steel,Unstable Load | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. 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 POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POTTS WELDING AND BOILER REPAIR CO. 1901 OGLETOWN RD · NEWARK, DE, 19711 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331210 - IRON AND STEEL PIPE AND TUBE MANUFACTURING FROM PURCHASED STEEL. Last action: 2020-05-27. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-03-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-09-06 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $22,555 | |
| 2015-02-26 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $3,850 | |
| 2003-02-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-11-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-10-13 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $709 | |
| 1996-02-29 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $4,200 | |
| 1993-07-30 | Planned | 18 | 17 | $8,925 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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- What is POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $40,238.9 in total penalties.
- How does POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- POTTS WELDING & BOILER REPAIR COMPANY INCORPORATED operates in the fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.