Establishment profile
SMITH SETZER & SONS
4708 HWY E. NC HWY 10, CATAWBA, NC, 28609
327332 — Concrete Pipe Manufacturing
EIN 560688521
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 4 | 3 | — | Apr 1983 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 3 | 3 | — | Apr 1983 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $588 | Jan 2001 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $500 | Jan 2001 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $325 | Nov 2000 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 2 | 2 | $197 | Jan 2001 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 2 | 2 | $100 | Jan 2001 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2001 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2001 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2000 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2000 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 2000 | Jul 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2001 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2004 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2004 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1983 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 9501.2901 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $197 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | $188 | Apr 2004 | Apr 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
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.
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 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
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 SMITH SETZER & SONS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMITH SETZER & SONS 4708 NC HWY 10 WEST · CATAWBA, NC, 28609 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-06-14 | Planned | 13 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-05-30 | Planned | 14 | 6 | $595 | |
| 2007-05-24 | Planned | 10 | 2 | $200 | |
| 2004-03-31 | Planned | 8 | 4 | $376 | |
| 2000-09-21 | Referral | 6 | 1 | $225 | |
| 2000-08-31 | Complaint | 23 | 10 | $2,800 | |
| 1983-09-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-06-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-04-06 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-04-06 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- OLDCASTLE PRECAST, INC. DBA NC PRODUCTSRALEIGH — 1 federal enforcement record
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- JOHNSON CONCRETE COMPANYSALISBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
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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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Contact sales →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.