Establishment profile
TYK AMERICA, INC.
301 BRICKYARD ROAD, CLAIRTON, PA, 15025
327120 — Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing
EIN 251415004
Summary
TYK AMERICA, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $75,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TYK AMERICA, 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
100% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $75,300 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $19,000 | Apr 2022 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 2 | 2 | $900 | Feb 2014 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 C10 | 1 | 1 | $40,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A05 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
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 3271 within PA. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 24 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) · Nov 2021 – Nov 2023
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Arm(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Brick,Bypass,Caught By,Crushed,Crushing,Pulled In,Rock Crusher,Rotating Parts,Safety Device | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 TYK AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TYK AMERICA, 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 TYK AMERICA, 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 TYK AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TYK AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TYK AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-21 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $16,000 | |
| 2022-02-16 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-11-18 | Referral | 10 | 4 | $54,500 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $3,900 | |
| 2014-01-29 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $900 |
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 TYK AMERICA, 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 TYK AMERICA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TYK AMERICA, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $75,300 in total penalties.
- How does TYK AMERICA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TYK AMERICA, INC. operates in the clay building material and refractories manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. TYK AMERICA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.69 compared to an industry average of 3.3.