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WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER is a new car dealers employer in WATERTOWN, SD. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $16,072 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER

1600 NINTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST, WATERTOWN, SD, 57201

441110 Top companies in New Car Dealers

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$16,072 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.7
Industry Avg DART
1.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$16,072
Trend
WORSENING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
13 years
Last Activity
321 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Severity Mix
86% serious$2,296 avg per violation$8,036 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$16,072 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

100%
Worse than most peers
vs 80 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
97%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the new car dealers industry in SD, WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 80 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 97th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.7 for the new car dealers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER's OSHA violation history?
WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $16,072 in total penalties.
How does WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER's safety record compare to its industry?
WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER operates in the new car dealers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLER of WATERTOWN, SD from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if WATERTOWN FORD CHRYSLERoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.