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SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC is a metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing employer in EMPORIA, KS. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 17 violations and $12,159 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 3, 2026.

SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC

220 WEAVER, EMPORIA, KS, 66801

332420 Top companies in Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing

EIN: 480933425

66 employees

Federal Enforcement
8
OSHA inspections
17 violations
$12,159 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.9
Industry Avg DART
2.5
Self-Reported DART
2.9
Self-Reported TRIR
8.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
8
OSHA Violations
17
Total Penalties
$12,159
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
23 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.7/yr
Violation Severity Mix
88% serious$715 avg per violation$1,520 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAEPA$12,159 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+4.8
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.4
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
7
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections
Recidivism: 4 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 42 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
80%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
95%

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
1
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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Industry context

Within the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing industry in KS, SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 42 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 80th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 95th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.9 for the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5. SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.9, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's OSHA violation history?
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $12,159 in total penalties.
How does SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC operates in the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.9 compared to an industry average of 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC of EMPORIA, KS 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 3, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INCoperates 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.