Establishment profile
SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
2000 FRIEDENSBURG ROAD, READING, PA, 19606
332710 — Machine Shops
Summary
SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $5,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 779 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $5,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 2 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $275 | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3327 within PA. Peer group: 779 employers. This establishment has 15 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 17 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 SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., 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 SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., 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 SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of the TreasuryVWATSON, PARTS FOR SCHULER PRESSEScontract · Last action 2007-11-13$15,356
- Department of the TreasuryNICKEL GUIDEScontract · Last action 2008-10-15$7,660
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332114 - CUSTOM ROLL FORMING. Last action: 2008-10-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $4,000 | |
| 2025-02-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-12-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-01-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-03-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-04-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-06-01 | Planned | 11 | 8 | $1,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $5,875 in total penalties.
- How does SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. SPECIALTY DESIGN & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.