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AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.

1700 WALNUT ST., GRANITE CITY, IL, 62040
336510Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 14 years
Violations
9
$40,767 in penalties
Penalties
$40,767
$4,530 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $40,767 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 58th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
10
0.7 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
9
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$40,767
$4,530 avg / violation
89% serious11% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 10

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $40,767 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$13,260Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$7,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0253 A0411$6,300Aug 2013Aug 2013
5A000111$6,300Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0211$4,167Oct 2019Oct 2019
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$3,740Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0253 E05 I11Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0253 E05 V11Aug 2013Aug 2013

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

58th

Above average violations in NAICS 3365 within IL. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $5,100
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
2.0
vs industry
+0.3
TRIR
4.9
vs industry
+2.5

Reported for 891 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
5
Referral
3
Follow-up
1

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) · Sep 2015 – Nov 2022 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 8, 2022Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedNonclassifiableHospitalized
Feb 8, 2022Ignition of clothing from controlled heat sourceAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Sep 13, 2021Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway areaLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Oct 4, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Sep 16, 2015Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other objectPelvisHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 13, 2021Avulsion,Backing Up,Contusion,Forklift,Industrial Truck,Insufficient Supervision,Laborer,Leg,Manufacturing,Material Handling,Noise,Obstructed Rear View,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Production Line,Railroad,Railroad Car,Railroad Track,Struck By,Walking Surface11
Dec 13, 2018Falling Object,Struck ByFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$970
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $970 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Feb 2014111$970

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $970 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2014 – Feb 2014Railroad Rolling Stock ManufacturingFMLA11$970

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
10

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 10 cases · 10 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-384828Unfair labor practiceApr 2026May 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-141204Unfair labor practiceNov 2014May 2015ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-133454Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-103479Unfair labor practiceApr 2013Jul 2013ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-090480Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-089713Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-086433Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-085406Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-076006Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-064404Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Sep 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-10-31Complaint0$0
2021-09-17Referral0$0
2021-01-08Follow-up0$0
2019-04-26Complaint11$4,167
2018-12-13Fatality/Catastrophe11$13,260
2016-02-01Complaint1$3,740
2015-03-27Referral22$7,000
2013-03-07Referral44$12,600
2012-07-31Complaint0$0
2011-10-20Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $40,767 in total penalties.
How does AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.04 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
Has AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC..