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SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY

33 N. RANGE 45 E. SEC 35 NE QUARTER, BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, 89820
424690Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
18
over 43 years
Violations
55
$8,780 in penalties
Penalties
$8,780
$160 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 55 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $8,780 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
18
0.4 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
55
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$8,780
$160 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · planned
10 of 18
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 18

33% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $8,780 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122$875Sep 1991Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$750Dec 1982Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$600Mar 1990Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 II22$600Mar 1990Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1011$2,500Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,540Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$675Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0177 C01 I11$400Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111$300Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$300Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III11$240Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0511Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 VII11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1025 H0111Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 XI11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1025 M02 I11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 II11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I11Sep 1991Sep 1991

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4246 within NV. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 55 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $225
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
10
Referral
4
Follow-up
3

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 SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in NV — for SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY, not this location alone

Violations
2
Assessed penalties
$110

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 2 citations · 2 contractor · $110 proposed / $110 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
7975348
Sierra Stone Quarry
Storey, NV
contractor: Sierra Chemical Co
Mar 2000No$55$55
7975347
Sierra Stone Quarry
Storey, NV
contractor: Sierra Chemical Co
Mar 2000No$55$55

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NV — for SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-068799Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California

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 SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY
523 EAST FRONT STREET · BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV, 89820
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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 SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-01-31Referral11$1,540
2013-01-11Referral0$0
2003-06-19Referral22$675
2002-02-13Planned0$0
2001-07-20Planned0$0
2000-08-17Planned0$0
1999-08-31Planned0$0
1999-02-17Planned0$0
1998-10-20Planned0$0
1998-01-13Planned33$3,375
1992-02-27Follow-up0$0
1991-08-12Planned2424$2,640
1990-06-07Follow-up0$0
1990-02-27Referral216$400
1986-03-21Planned0$0
1986-02-27Unprogrammed Related0$0
1983-01-26Follow-up0$0
1982-12-14Planned41$150

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY 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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Frequently asked

What is SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 55 violations and $8,780 in total penalties.
How does SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SIERRA CHEMICAL COMPANY operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.