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SMOOTH-ON, INC.

2000 SAINT JOHN STREET, EASTON, PA, 18042
Operated by Smooth-On Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 221290880

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OSHA inspections
4
over 25 years
Violations
20
$24,650 in penalties
Penalties
$24,650
$1,233 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SMOOTH-ON, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $24,650 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 98 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SMOOTH-ON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
20
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$24,650
$1,233 avg / violation
95% serious5% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

100% 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 · 20 citations in this view · $24,650 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$6,300Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 I11$3,825Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0311$3,825Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0111$3,825Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVA11$2,500Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$700Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.1052 G02 I11$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1052 C0211$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1052 D0211$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1052 E0111$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1052 F0111$525Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111$525Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0611Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0911Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0511Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0611Aug 2001Aug 2001

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3252 within PA. Peer group: 98 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $1,088
Inspection frequency
79th
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
6.0
vs industry
+5.0
TRIR
7.3
vs industry
+5.4

Reported for 176 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.3
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
1
Referral
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 SMOOTH-ON, INC.. 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 SMOOTH-ON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMOOTH-ON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for Smooth-On Inc, 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 Smooth-On Inc 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
04-CA-238679Unfair labor practiceMar 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 SMOOTH-ON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMOOTH-ON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-12-11Complaint1$0
2011-10-10Referral88$17,775
2001-03-15Referral88$3,150
2000-12-15Referral33$3,725

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SMOOTH-ON, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Smooth-On Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Smooth-On Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Smooth-On Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMOOTH-ON, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Smooth-On Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is SMOOTH-ON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SMOOTH-ON, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $24,650 in total penalties.
How does SMOOTH-ON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SMOOTH-ON, INC. operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SMOOTH-ON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.05 compared to an industry average of 1.1.