Establishment profile
WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.
418 W. FRONT STREET, CHESTER, PA, 19013
Operated by Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons
EIN 262787626
Summary
WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $5,638 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,989 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 27 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · $5,638 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 2 | 2 | $528 | Aug 1993 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1993 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $300 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $210 | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IA | 1 | 1 | — | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 E01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 D04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1993 | Aug 1993 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,989 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 22 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 WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 27+ years. Most recent activity: 27 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 WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, 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 WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, 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 WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-12 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $1,518 | |
| 1993-06-08 | Planned | 14 | 7 | $4,120 | |
| 1983-08-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, 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 Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons.
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- WM. A. SCHMIDT & SONS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $5,638 in total penalties.