Establishment profile
THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.
672 FIESTA DRIVE, NEWELL, WV, 26050
Operated by HLC Holdings Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
327110 — Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
Summary
THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC. has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $28,775 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY 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
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $26,675 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,450 | Mar 1994 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Apr 1993 | Apr 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $975 | May 1998 | May 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 B03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 R04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 1994 | Mar 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
Above average violations in NAICS 3271 within WV. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 43 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 730 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) · Sep 2015
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2015 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY 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 THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY 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 THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-12 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2001-07-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-01-13 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $975 | |
| 1994-06-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-10-19 | Complaint | 39 | 26 | $14,300 | |
| 1993-09-28 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-02-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $9,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HLC Holdings Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HLC Holdings Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All HLC Holdings Inc locationsParent rollup
- Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WVState-wide enforcement data
- Pottery, Ceramics, and in WVIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY 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 HLC Holdings Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $28,775 in total penalties.
- How does THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC. operates in the pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.58 compared to an industry average of 2.3.