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SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

2600 TENTH AVENUE, WATERVLIET, NY, 12189
Operated by Saint-Gobain · 1 of 14 establishments
322299All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 23 years
Violations
19
$21,996 in penalties
Penalties
$21,996
$1,158 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $21,996 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 192 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
10
0.4 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
19
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$21,996
$1,158 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 10

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $21,996 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$7,620Oct 2003Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$2,295Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,142Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0111$2,000Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$1,836Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$1,836Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,700Oct 2003Oct 2003
29 CFR 1910.1048 J0211$917Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.1048 D03 III11$825May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0141 G0211$825May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.1048 J0311Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.1048 N03 III11May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.1048 N03 IIB11May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.1000 E11Feb 2004Feb 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111Feb 2004Feb 2004
29 CFR 1910.1000 A0211Feb 2004Feb 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11Jan 2004Jan 2004

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3222 within NY. Peer group: 192 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $4,678
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
0.9
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
−0.6

Reported for 123 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
5
Referral
2
Follow-up
2

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 SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 months ago

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 SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Saint-Gobain, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
8

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Saint-Gobain locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 8 cases · 8 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
03-CA-213624Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Feb 2018ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-135132Unfair labor practiceAug 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-106735Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Jun 2013ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-027297Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-025826Unfair labor practiceApr 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-025487Unfair labor practiceJul 2005Mar 2007ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-025376Unfair labor practiceApr 2005Aug 2005ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
03-CA-023913Unfair labor practiceNov 2002May 2003ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
5
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$10,000

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 · $10,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SAINT GOBAIN ABRASIVES
2600 10TH AVENUE · WATERVLIET, NY, 12189
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 5
31$10,000Mar 2026View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-18Referral0$0
2023-06-15Complaint0$0
2014-11-10Complaint11$3,825
2011-10-07Planned71$11,321
2010-03-03Complaint42$1,650
2004-09-17Follow-up0$0
2004-08-04Follow-up0$0
2003-10-27Complaint52$2,000
2003-10-15Referral11$1,700
2003-07-16Complaint11$1,500

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Saint-Gobain.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Saint-Gobain across all 14 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Saint-Gobain, which operates 14 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $21,996 in total penalties.
How does SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. operates in the all other converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.93 compared to an industry average of 1.8.