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TRANS-TECH, INC.

5520 ADAMSTOWN ROAD, ADAMSTOWN, MD, 21710
Operated by Trans-Tech Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
334419Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
EIN 520672774

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OSHA inspections
6
over 41 years
Violations
31
$12,990 in penalties
Penalties
$12,990
$419 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

TRANS-TECH, INC. has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $12,990 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 31 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TRANS-TECH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and NHTSA vehicle recalls 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, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.1 / yr · last 41 yrs
Violations
31
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$12,990
$419 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $12,990 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$2,120Sep 1992Nov 2005
29 CFR 8900.32 A21Mar 1985Mar 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$2,325Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 VIA11$2,100Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0111$1,350Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.1450 E0111$1,150Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$1,080Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0307 B11$1,065Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$900Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVA11$650Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0303 G 2 I11$150Sep 1989Sep 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$100Mar 1985Mar 1985
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0146 G0411Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Nov 2005Nov 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Aug 1994Aug 1994
29 CFR 5040.5 B0311Aug 1994Aug 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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3344 within MD. Peer group: 31 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $650
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 150 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
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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
Complaint
1
Accident
3
Referral
1

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 TRANS-TECH, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 23, 2005HYDRAULIC LIFT,GUARD,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,MECH MAT HANDLING,ARM11
May 24, 1994OVEREXPOSURE,SULFURIC ACID1
Jan 29, 1985AMPUTATED,FINGER,TWO-HAND CONTROL,PUNCH PRESS,AUTOMATIC RESTART,HAND11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 TRANS-TECH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TRANS-TECH, 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 TRANS-TECH, 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 TRANS-TECH, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TRANS-TECH, INC.
5520 ADAMSTOWN ROAD · ADAMSTOWN, MD, 21710
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified30Nov 2025View →

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
1275341
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
16
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
2,708

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Most recent campaign: 2024-09-18. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$122K
Awards
13
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$65K
Company-wide — SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$122K
Awards (all-time)
13

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$65K
Department of Defense$49K
Smithsonian Institution$8K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334419 - OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-05-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-08-23Accident106$9,105
1996-04-01Referral0$0
1994-06-24Accident71$1,065
1992-06-15Planned66$2,570
1989-08-08Complaint41$150
1985-02-19Accident41$100

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TRANS-TECH, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Trans-Tech Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Trans-Tech Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other electronic component manufacturing within MD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Trans-Tech Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TRANS-TECH, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Trans-Tech Inc, which operates 2 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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Frequently asked

What is TRANS-TECH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TRANS-TECH, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $12,990 in total penalties.
How does TRANS-TECH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TRANS-TECH, INC. operates in the other electronic component manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. TRANS-TECH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.