Establishment profile
UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.
915 CLYDE STREET BOX 97, WAMPUM, PA, 16101
Operated by UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 251451909
Summary
UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 37 years of recorded history, with $1,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,688 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 37 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $1,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 2 | 1 | $150 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $175 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
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. Peer group: 72,688 employers. This establishment has 14 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 66 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.
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 UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 37+ years. Most recent activity: 37 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 UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-034940 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2005 | Jan 2006 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-08-01 | Complaint | 14 | 10 | $1,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES INC.CORAOPOLIS, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, 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 UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSAL REFRACTORIES, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 14 violations and $1,000 in total penalties.