Establishment profile
SPECIALTY MINERALS INC
485 CARRSVILLE HIGHWAY, FRANKLIN, VA, 23851
Operated by MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC · 1 of 36 establishments
Summary
SPECIALTY MINERALS INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $675 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 58th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 56th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALTY MINERALS 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
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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $675 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $675 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3251 within VA. Peer group: 46 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SPECIALTY MINERALS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 MINERALS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 SPECIALTY MINERALS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIALTY MINERALS 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 MINERALS 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 MINERALS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALTY MINERALS 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPECIALTY MINERALS INCORPORATED 485 CARRSVILLE HWY · FRANKLIN, VA, 23851 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2011 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPECIALTY MINERALS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-11-12 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $675 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIALTY MINERALS INC is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DANCHEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.DANVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- DUPONT CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS ENTERPRISERICHMOND — 1 federal enforcement record
- STC CATALYST, INC.HAMPTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- GENERAL CHEMICAL LLCHOPEWELL — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIVAR USASUFFOLK — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIVARSUFFOLK — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INC.LUCERNE VALLEY, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INC.ADAMS, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MINTEQ INTERNATIONAL INC.BRYAN, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INCCLOQUET, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INCCAMAS, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MINTEQ INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDSLIPPERY ROCK, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INCWALLULA, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MINTEQ INTERNATIONALMIDDLETOWN, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- MINTEQ INTERNATIONAL INC.GARY, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MINTEQ INTERNATIONAL INC.CLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 325All employers in this industry
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in VAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALTY MINERALS 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, which operates 36 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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- What is SPECIALTY MINERALS INC's OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $675 in total penalties.