Establishment profile
SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
1430 WATERBURY ROAD, THOMASTON, CT, 06787
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 061011526
Summary
SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA has accumulated 75 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $44,496 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 127 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 25 citations in this view · $37,586 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $4,254 | Feb 1983 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 2 | 2 | $930 | May 1994 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 2 | 2 | $700 | Jul 1990 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $420 | Aug 1987 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $2,818 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,818 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $2,587 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,254 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $2,254 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C03 | 1 | 1 | $2,254 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Nov 2002 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,916 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $1,916 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,916 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,691 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,691 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0124 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,691 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,437 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q10 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | $940 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3328 within CT. Peer group: 127 employers. This establishment has 75 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.
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 76 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Gear | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA. 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 SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
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 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUMMIT CORP OF AMERICA 1430 WATERBURY RD · THOMASTON, CT, 06787 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 9 | 3 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-02-04 | Referral | 36 | 29 | $26,909 | |
| 2018-07-09 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $2,587 | |
| 2002-07-22 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | |
| 2001-08-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-04-20 | Complaint | 13 | 13 | $9,500 | |
| 1990-05-17 | Complaint | 8 | 4 | $1,080 | |
| 1987-06-02 | Complaint | 7 | 1 | $420 | |
| 1983-01-04 | Planned | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-10-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
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 SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA 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 SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 75 violations and $44,495.5 in total penalties.
- How does SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SUMMIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 5.38 compared to an industry average of 2.3.