Establishment profile
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC
1101 BEDFORD AVENUE, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO, 64116
Operated by American Railcar Industries · 1 of 4 establishments
332710 — Machine Shops
Summary
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 57th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 259 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 67th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, 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
33% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIC | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIE2 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIF | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D14 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3327 within MO. Peer group: 259 employers. This establishment has 4 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 179 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2017 – Jul 2018
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2018 | Nonclassifiable | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 4, 2017 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2017 | Burn,Caustic,Chemical Burn,Chemical Reaction | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, 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 AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, 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 AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-11-14 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-11-14 | Complaint | 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
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Railcar Industries.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Railcar Industries across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in machine shops within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LMI AEROSPACE INC.WASHINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- O & F MACHINE PRODUCTS COMPANYJOPLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TUELL TOOL COMPANY INC.FERGUSON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PAVYER PRINTING MACHINE WORKSST. LOUIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTH SIDE MACHINE WORKS INC.SAINT LOUIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- KUHAR METALLIZING COMPANY, INC.KANSAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- ENVISION TECH, INC.SAINT JOSEPH — 2 federal enforcement records
- HEITZ MACHINE & MANUFACTURINGMARYLAND HEIGHTS — 2 federal enforcement records
- R.M. INDUSTRIES, INC.PURDY — 1 federal enforcement record
- M G MACHINE INCBELTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Railcar Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES INC.KENNETT, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All American Railcar Industries locationsParent rollup
- Machine ShopsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
- Machine Shops in MOIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, 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 American Railcar Industries, which operates 4 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 AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.03 compared to an industry average of 1.5.