Establishment profile
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.
1661 JUNIPER CREEK ROAD, BYRON, GA, 31008
Operated by PyrotechnicSpecialties Inc
325920 — Explosives Manufacturing
EIN 581955032
Summary
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. has accumulated 76 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 54 years of recorded history, with $249,335 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 93 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 12 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 · 37 citations in this view · $219,421 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F04 | 4 | 4 | $52,748 | Jan 2007 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A | 4 | 1 | $64 | Sep 1972 | Sep 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0109 B01 | 3 | 3 | $12,750 | Sep 1972 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 3 | 2 | $12,100 | Aug 1995 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G03 | 3 | 3 | $9,100 | Aug 1995 | Sep 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 C01 | 3 | 3 | $2,100 | Aug 1995 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 2 | 2 | $8,126 | Jan 2007 | Sep 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0109 D02 IVG | 2 | 2 | $1,475 | Aug 1995 | Mar 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1972 | Sep 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $43,150 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O02 | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I B | 1 | 1 | $8,015 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $8,015 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $8,015 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 1 | 1 | $7,692 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,692 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I E | 1 | 1 | $6,126 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 B | 1 | 1 | $6,126 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $6,126 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
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 3259 within GA. Peer group: 93 employers. This establishment has 76 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 103 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) · Jul 2019 – Aug 2022 · 5 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Vehicle or machinery fire
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2022 | Explosion, unspecified | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Small-scale (limited) fire | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Vehicle or machinery fire | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Vehicle or machinery fire | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 10, 2019 | Fire or explosion, unspecified | Hand(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2022 | Burn,Explosives,Radiation,Skin | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Arm,Burn,Explosion,Explosives,Face,Fire,Flash,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine operator,Press,Press Operator,Process Safety,Skin | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jul 10, 2019 | Arm,Burn,Chemical Reaction,Cleaning,Explosives,Finger,Fire,Flammable Liquid,Flash,Glove,Hand,Machine operator,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Radiation,Safety Device,Weather | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Burn,Explosion | 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 3 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 PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, 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 PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, 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 PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, 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: Significant Violation.
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 · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES INC 1661 JUNIPER CRK RD · BYRON, GA, 31008 | RCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | 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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325920 - EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-09-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2026-05-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-01-18 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $15,384 | |
| 2021-07-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-03-09 | Referral | 2 | — | $1,759 | |
| 2020-06-19 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $24,046 | |
| 2019-07-15 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $24,504 | |
| 2019-03-14 | Referral | 6 | 3 | $60,000 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Referral | 6 | 4 | $56,000 | |
| 2008-12-29 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-08-15 | Referral | 9 | 9 | $14,000 | |
| 2006-06-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | |
| 2004-10-13 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $788 | |
| 1999-06-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-06-08 | Planned | 5 | — | $500 | |
| 1997-04-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-03-04 | Follow-up | 3 | 3 | $3,025 | |
| 1995-07-11 | Referral | 16 | 8 | $2,600 | |
| 1995-03-14 | Referral | 2 | — | $43,150 | |
| 1972-08-25 | Accident | 16 | 1 | $779 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PyrotechnicSpecialties Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PyrotechnicSpecialties Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All PyrotechnicSpecialties Inc locationsParent rollup
- Explosives ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Explosives Manufacturing in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 76 violations and $249,334.95 in total penalties.
- How does PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC. operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.96 compared to an industry average of 1.2.