ARIENS COMPANY is a lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing employer in AUBURN, NE. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 2 violations and $4,450 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.

ARIENS COMPANY

2111 J ST., AUBURN, NE, 68305

Parent: Ariens Company (1 locations)

333112 — Top companies in Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing

128 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

2 violations

$4,450 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.8

Industry Avg DART

1.2

Self-Reported DART

0.8

Self-Reported TRIR

3.8

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$4,450

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

14 years

Last Activity

13yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Severity Mix

100% serious$2,225 avg per violation$2,225 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHA$4,450 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-0.4

Below industry average

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.

Total Recalls

Last 5 Years

Last 12 Months

Units Recalled

Top Hazard: Users trying to clear the collector or discharge chute while the machine is operating could be at risk of a finger or hand injury hazard.

Most Recent Recall: 2025-02-06

Users trying to clear the collector or discharge chute while the machine is operating could be at risk of a finger or hand injury hazard.The snow blower's engine is missing a safety shield above the side mounted electric starter, posing a laceration hazard to consumer's fingers.A drive pulley can crack while in use and cause the auger/impeller or brush to continue to rotate after the clutch lever is disengaged. This poses amputation and laceration hazards to consumers.The recalled snow thrower impeller and auger assembly can continue rotating even after the operator control lever is released, posing a laceration hazard if a user makes contact with the rotating parts inside the housing enclosure at the front of the machine.

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint

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

48%

Below average violations

vs 64 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

67%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

52%

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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 lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry in NE, ARIENS COMPANY ranks in the 48th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 64 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 67th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 52th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.8 for the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. ARIENS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.76, which is below 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 ARIENS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?: ARIENS COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $4,450 in total penalties.
How does ARIENS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?: ARIENS COMPANY operates in the lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. ARIENS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.76 compared to an industry average of 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARIENS COMPANY of AUBURN, NE from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, CPSC consumer-product recalls, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, 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. ARIENS COMPANY resolves to the parent rollup Ariens Company.

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