Establishment profile
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.
11 RESEARCH PARK DR., ST. CHARLES, MO, 63304
Operated by Zoltek · 1 of 3 establishments
Summary
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $9,372 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 20 citations in this view · $9,372 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,874 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,874 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,874 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A01 | 1 | 1 | $688 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $688 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $688 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $675 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | $600 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $413 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2011 | Feb 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q06 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1020 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
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 3252 within MO. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 175 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 ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ZOLTEK COMPANIES, 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 ZOLTEK COMPANIES, 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 ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZOLTEK CORPORATION 11 MISSOURI RESEARCH PARK · SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63304 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2022 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-24 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $5,622 | |
| 2008-07-24 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $675 | |
| 1998-10-20 | Complaint | 10 | 7 | $3,075 | |
| 1996-11-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-07-31 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-07-31 | Complaint | 6 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Zoltek.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Zoltek across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Zoltek, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ZOLTEK CORPORATIONSAINT PETERS, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- ZOLTEKBRIDGETON, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Zoltek locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 325All employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in MOIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ZOLTEK COMPANIES, 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 Zoltek, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ZOLTEK COMPANIES, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $9,371.7 in total penalties.