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SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.

1969 CLEARVIEW ROAD, SOUDERTON, PA, 18964
332811Metal Heat Treating
EIN 232363698

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OSHA inspections
2
over 6 years
Violations
3
$14,500 in penalties
Penalties
$14,500
$4,833 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $14,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 43rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 285 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 44th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC. 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
2
0.3 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
3
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$14,500
$4,833 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $14,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$7,250Nov 2022Nov 2022
5A000111$7,250Nov 2022Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11Nov 2022Nov 2022

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

43rd

Below average violations in NAICS 3328 within PA. Peer group: 285 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $1,338
Inspection frequency
44th
peer median: 2

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
1.3
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
5.1
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 85 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.1
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
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2022

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 8, 2022Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.Hand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. 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 SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SOLAR ATMOSPHERES
255 TWP LINE RD · HATFIELD, PA, 18964
RCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2016View →
SOLAR ATMOSPHERES INC
1969 CLEARVIEW RD · SOUDERTON, PA, 18964
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 2009View →

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
812974
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 SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$19K
Awards
7
Top agency
Department of Defense
$13K
Company-wide — SOLAR ATMOSPHERES INC. (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$141K
Obligated (all-time)
$170K
Awards (all-time)
14

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$13K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6K
Department of Energy$0
Largest awards
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    HEAT TREAT 17-4 DUCT EXTENSION; TENSILE TESTING OF SUPPLIED 17-4 MATERIAL; CERT'S AND CHARTS DOCUMENTS; 2ND RE-HEAT DUCT EXTENSION
    contract · Last action 2009-11-05
    $6,353
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TEST PIN/PLINT TEST PLATE CARBURIZATION
    contract · Last action 2016-05-09
    $6,125
  • Department of Defense
    STAINLESS STEEL RAILS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-25
    $3,900
  • Department of Defense
    SPUR GEAR TEST SPECIMEN IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-12-22
    $3,100
  • Department of Defense
    BPA FOR HEAT TREATING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2024-04-25
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE MANUFACTURING OF PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION HARDWARE IN THE SUPPORT OF US ARMY ARDEC PROTOTYPE INTEGRATION FACILITY (PIF). THE REQUIRED SERVICES MAY INCLUDE ONE OR MANY OF THE HEAT TREATING PROCESSES DESCRIBED BELOW FOR BOTH FERROUS AND NON FERROUS MATERIALS WHERE APPLICABLE: QUENCHING AND TEMPERING, STRESS RELIEVING, NITRIDING, ANNEALING, CASE HARDENING AND FLAME HARDENING, BLACKENING OF STEEL, NORMALIZING, CARBURIZING
    contract · Last action 2010-04-30
    $0
  • Department of Energy
    HORIZONTAL LOADING VACUUM HEAT TREATING AND BRAZING FURNACE
    contract · Last action 2007-11-01
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332811 - METAL HEAT TREATING. Last action: 2024-04-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-06-23Referral33$14,500
2020-02-12Planned0$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 SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC. 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 SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $14,500 in total penalties.
How does SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC. operates in the metal heat treating industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.27 compared to an industry average of 2.6.