Establishment profile
SAFT AMERICA INC
313 CRESCENT STREET NE, VALDESE, NC, 28690
335912 — Primary Battery Manufacturing
Summary
SAFT AMERICA INC has accumulated 50 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $26,280 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SAFT AMERICA 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 26 citations in this view · $26,280 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $825 | Mar 1997 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 3 | 3 | $600 | Mar 1997 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $600 | Mar 1997 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,100 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 95.129(01) | 1 | 1 | $4,100 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 ID | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 IE | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $1,155 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $688 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 D01 | 1 | 1 | $688 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Mar 1997 | Mar 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 3359 within NC. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 50 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 258 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 SAFT AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2002 | MIXER,SULFUR DIOXIDE,CHEMICAL | 2 | 2 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 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 SAFT AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAFT 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 SAFT 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 SAFT AMERICA 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: Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAFT AMERICA, INC. 313 CRESCENT STREET · VALDESE, NC, 28690 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 6 | 0 | — | Sep 2025 | 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
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335912 - PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 2018-07-26 | Planned | 8 | 6 | $10,000 | |
| 2012-07-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $825 | |
| 2007-07-26 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $1,980 | |
| 2002-06-13 | Accident | 22 | 22 | $9,800 | |
| 2002-06-10 | Accident | 3 | 2 | $1,375 | |
| 2000-09-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-02-03 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAFT AMERICA 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 SAFT AMERICA INC's OSHA violation history?
- SAFT AMERICA INC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 50 violations and $26,280 in total penalties.
- How does SAFT AMERICA INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SAFT AMERICA INC operates in the primary battery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. SAFT AMERICA INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.7 compared to an industry average of 1.7.