Establishment profile
RONTEX AMERICA INC.
1 CALDWELL DRIVE, AMHERST, NH, 03031
313230 — Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Summary
RONTEX AMERICA INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $30,732 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RONTEX AMERICA 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $30,732 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 1 | $100 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | $7,656 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $7,656 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $5,469 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D06 | 1 | 1 | $5,469 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,094 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $120 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $88 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E05 I | 1 | 1 | $80 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 II B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3132 within NH. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 45 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) · May 2023
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | 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.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RONTEX AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RONTEX AMERICA 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 RONTEX AMERICA 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 RONTEX AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RONTEX AMERICA INC.. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RONTEX AMERICA INC 1 CALDWELL DR · AMHERST, NH, 03031 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RONTEX AMERICA INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-05-17 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $27,344 | |
| 2015-06-25 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-11-02 | Complaint | 8 | 3 | $3,000 | |
| 1995-08-22 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $88 | |
| 1989-12-12 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $300 | |
| 1987-09-21 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-06-19 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-02-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nonwoven fabric mills within NH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FOSS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLCHAMPTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- FOSS PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLCHAMPTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHEASTERN NONWOVENS, INC.ROCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHEASTERN NONWOVENS, INC.DOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RONTEX AMERICA 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 RONTEX AMERICA INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RONTEX AMERICA INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $30,731.5 in total penalties.
- How does RONTEX AMERICA INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RONTEX AMERICA INC. operates in the nonwoven fabric mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. RONTEX AMERICA INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.99 compared to an industry average of 1.5.