Establishment profile
CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.
811 W. 1ST STREET, MCPHERSON, KS, 67460
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $38,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 176 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $38,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 2 | 2 | $2,450 | Feb 1974 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $10,853 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $10,427 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N06 | 1 | 1 | $3,570 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 A04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 F03 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 F04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within KS. Peer group: 176 employers. This establishment has 18 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 208 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CENTRAL PLASTICS, 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 CENTRAL PLASTICS, 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 CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC 811 W 1ST · MCPHERSON, KS, 67460 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2005 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $21,280 | |
| 2024-12-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,570 | |
| 2001-02-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-05-13 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $3,150 | |
| 1994-05-13 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $10,000 | |
| 1985-08-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-28 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-02-07 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- OSBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC.OSBORNE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREGORY INCBUHLER — 1 federal enforcement record
- SCIENTIFIC PLASTICS, INC.KANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CENTRAL PLASTICS, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $37,999.5 in total penalties.
- How does CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.85 compared to an industry average of 1.8.