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SMITH SETZER & SONS

4708 HWY E. NC HWY 10, CATAWBA, NC, 28609
327332Concrete Pipe Manufacturing
EIN 560688521

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OSHA inspections
11
over 43 years
Violations
84
$4,196 in penalties
Penalties
$4,196
$50 avg
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SMITH SETZER & SONS has accumulated 84 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $4,196 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 370 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMITH SETZER & SONS appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.3 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
84
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$4,196
$50 avg / violation
27% serious73% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 11

82% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 39 citations in this view · $4,096 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0943Apr 1983Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0133Apr 1983Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$588Jan 2001Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$500Jan 2001Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$325Nov 2000Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I22$197Jan 2001Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0522$100Jan 2001Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 B22Jan 2001Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122Jan 2001Nov 2009
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0222Nov 2000Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.1025 H0122Nov 2000Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I22Nov 2000Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122Jan 2001Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II22Apr 2004Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 F22Apr 2004Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I22Apr 1983Jan 2001
29 CFR 9501.290111$1,400Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$600Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$197Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0511$188Apr 2004Apr 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3273 within NC. Peer group: 370 employers. This establishment has 84 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $238
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
9.3
vs industry
+8.0
TRIR
14.0
vs industry
+11.8

Reported for 38 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.0
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
6
Complaint
3
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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 SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SMITH SETZER & SONS. 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 SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITH SETZER & SONS. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SMITH SETZER & SONS
4708 NC HWY 10 WEST · CATAWBA, NC, 28609
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
47915
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-10-13Planned2$0
2007-06-14Planned13$0
2007-05-30Planned146$595
2007-05-24Planned102$200
2004-03-31Planned84$376
2000-09-21Referral61$225
2000-08-31Complaint2310$2,800
1983-09-26Follow-up0$0
1983-06-06Planned0$0
1983-04-06Complaint5$0
1983-04-06Complaint3$0

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 SMITH SETZER & SONS 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 SMITH SETZER & SONS's OSHA violation history?
SMITH SETZER & SONS has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 84 violations and $4,195.5 in total penalties.
How does SMITH SETZER & SONS's safety record compare to its industry?
SMITH SETZER & SONS operates in the concrete pipe manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. SMITH SETZER & SONS's self-reported DART rate is 9.32 compared to an industry average of 1.3.