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SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY

777 STOW STREET, KENT, OH, 44240
Operated by Smithers-Oasis
325998All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 341536399

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OSHA inspections
9
over 37 years
Violations
22
$7,166 in penalties
Penalties
$7,166
$326 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $7,166 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 115 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY 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
9
0.2 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
22
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$7,166
$326 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 9
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 9

56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 22 citations in this view · $7,166 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0222$280Mar 1989Sep 1997
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$72Mar 1989Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$890Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$715Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 IIC111$715Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.1048 C0211$576Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.1048 F0111$576Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.1048 G02 I11$576Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 III11$576Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$550Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$535Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0024 E11$535Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I11$360Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$210Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0611Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 I11Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0411Sep 1997Sep 1997
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1904.0005 C11Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.1048 G03 I11Oct 1990Oct 1990

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3259 within OH. Peer group: 115 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
60th
peer median: $5,825
Inspection frequency
97th
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
1.0
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
1.0
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 96 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.0
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

Complaint
5
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 SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. 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 SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITHERS-OASIS 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
SMITHERS-OASIS CO *
777 STOW ST · KENT, OH, 44240
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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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
4109030
Operation
C

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 SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-09-10Complaint0$0
2000-01-25Complaint0$0
1998-03-05Follow-up1$0
1997-08-06Complaint96$3,940
1992-07-16Monitoring0$0
1991-08-20Follow-up1$0
1990-07-17Complaint86$2,736
1989-04-07Follow-up0$0
1989-03-08Complaint32$490

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Smithers-Oasis.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Smithers-Oasis across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITHERS-OASIS 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Smithers-Oasis.

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Frequently asked

What is SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $7,166 in total penalties.
How does SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. SMITHERS-OASIS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.99 compared to an industry average of 0.8.