Establishment profile
SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.
5610 POLK AVENUE, HOUSTON, TX, 77023
Operated by Schumacher Co Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Summary
SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 76 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $114,309 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 216 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SCHUMACHER COMPANY, 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
92% 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 · 31 citations in this view · $70,068 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 I03 II | 2 | 1 | $9,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 H01 | 2 | 1 | $8,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 2 | 2 | $3,430 | Apr 1990 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $3,300 | Apr 1990 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 2 | 2 | $2,750 | Sep 1993 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 H04 | 2 | 2 | $2,335 | Feb 2005 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $2,250 | Apr 1990 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 2 | 2 | $2,148 | Sep 1993 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 2 | 2 | $405 | Oct 2000 | Feb 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $250 | Sep 1993 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1993 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I07 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | $4,150 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | $4,150 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,150 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $4,150 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 J02 III | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,700 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,700 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $3,700 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
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 3328 within TX. Peer group: 216 employers. This establishment has 76 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 25 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 SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SCHUMACHER COMPANY, 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 SCHUMACHER COMPANY, 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 SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SCHUMACHER COMPANY, 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCHUMACHER CO INC 5610 POLK AVE. · HOUSTON, TX, 77023 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2016 | 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 SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $540 | |
| 2011-02-11 | Referral | 8 | 6 | $24,500 | |
| 2011-01-04 | Referral | 26 | 25 | $74,500 | |
| 2010-10-25 | Complaint | 7 | 6 | $8,330 | |
| 2004-12-07 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $750 | |
| 2004-12-07 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $625 | |
| 2000-07-25 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $2,430 | |
| 1996-03-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-08-25 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $1,314 | |
| 1990-04-09 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $1,320 | |
| 1984-07-25 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-10-19 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Schumacher Co Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Schumacher Co Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CONSOLIDATED METAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.ROUND ROCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- EAST TEXAS PLATINGMALAKOFF — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARIZONA TRADERS CO.EL PASO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SCOT INDUSTRIESLONE STAR — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE SOUTHWELL COMPANY INCSAN ANTONIO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CEN-TEX PLATING COMPANY, INC.AUSTIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GUERRERO PLATING TECHNOLOGY, LLCHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- A-1 METAL FINISHING & POLISHINGVON ORMY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECISE HARD CHROMEWACO — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDUSTRIAL METAL FINISHING CO.HOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Schumacher Co Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DIXIE ELECTRO PLATING COMPANYHOUSTON, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SCHUMACHER COMPANY, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Schumacher Co Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 76 violations and $114,309 in total penalties.
- How does SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SCHUMACHER COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.97 compared to an industry average of 2.3.