Establishment profile
UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION
1300 N FIESTA BLVD, GILBERT, AZ, 85233
Operated by United Comb & Novelty · 1 of 5 establishments
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $6,220 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 146 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION 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, 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 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within AZ. Peer group: 146 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 52 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-02 | Complaint | 13 | 5 | $3,970 | |
| 2008-07-22 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $2,250 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United Comb & Novelty.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United Comb & Novelty across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other plastics product manufacturing within AZ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ACO POLYMER PRODUCTS, INC.CASA GRANDE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTOLA PACKAGING, INC.TOLLESON — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONTOLLESON — 2 federal enforcement records
- OTTO ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (AZ), LLCELOY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HUHTAMAKI PLASTICS, INC.PHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- OCEAN-VU AQUARIUMS & PRODUCTSTEMPE — 1 federal enforcement record
- STOCKWELL SCIENTIFIC INC.SCOTTSDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- RELIABLE PLASTICS, INC.PHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- ICON INJECTION MOLDING, INCPHOENIX — 1 federal enforcement record
- CTP CARRERA, INC.TUCSON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by United Comb & Novelty, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CO.LEOMINSTER, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED COMB AND NOVELTY CORPORATIONLEOMINSTER, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All United Comb & Novelty locationsParent rollup
- All Other Plastics Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in AZState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Plastics in AZIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION 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 United Comb & Novelty, which operates 5 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.
Frequently asked
- What is UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $6,220 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. UNITED COMB & NOVELTY CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.16 compared to an industry average of 1.8.