Establishment profile
ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA
2268 S. FIFTH ST., HARTSVILLE, SC, 29551
Operated by RBC Bearings INC · 1 of 11 establishments
332991 — Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing
EIN 133426227
Summary
ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $37,435 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 118 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 38 citations in this view · $30,395 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 4 | 4 | $10,420 | Nov 1994 | Nov 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 4 | 4 | $1,755 | Nov 1994 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 4 | 3 | $1,410 | Nov 1994 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 3 | 3 | $1,658 | Feb 1997 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 VC5 | 3 | 3 | $1,200 | Feb 1999 | Nov 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 II | 2 | 2 | $1,625 | Feb 1997 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,120 | Feb 1999 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | $1,020 | Feb 1997 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 2 | 2 | $700 | Feb 1997 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 II | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1997 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,063 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 V | 1 | 1 | $850 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1001.2 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B02 | 1 | 1 | $638 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
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 SC. Peer group: 118 employers. This establishment has 70 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 152 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. 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 ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-20 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $6,420 | |
| 2004-10-06 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $6,240 | |
| 2003-04-08 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $1,260 | |
| 2001-12-05 | Planned | 11 | 10 | $10,175 | |
| 2000-12-04 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,170 | |
| 1999-02-01 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $1,820 | |
| 1997-07-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-01-08 | Planned | 18 | 14 | $7,200 | |
| 1994-10-18 | Planned | 18 | 6 | $3,150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization RBC Bearings INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of RBC Bearings INC across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- TORRINGTON CO.CLINTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- TIMKEN CORP - WALHALLAWALHALLA — 1 federal enforcement record
- INA BEARING COMPANYFORT MILL — 1 federal enforcement record
- SKF AUTOMOTIVE DIVISIONGRANITEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA LLCBLYTHEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE TIMKEN COMPANY - GAFFNEY BEARING PLANTGAFFNEY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by RBC Bearings INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROLLER BEARING CO. OF AMERICATRENTON, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INCMIDDLEBURY, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- WESTERN PRECISION AERO LLCGARDEN GROVE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDUSTRIAL TECTONICS BEARINGS CORPORATIONRANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWEST PRODUCTS CO.IRWINDALE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All RBC Bearings INC locationsParent rollup
- Ball and Roller Bearing ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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- Ball and Roller in SCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA 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 RBC Bearings INC, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $37,435 in total penalties.
- How does ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA operates in the ball and roller bearing manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 1.3 compared to an industry average of 0.9.