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CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP. is a plate work manufacturing employer in CHANUTE, KS. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $2,363 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 4, 2026.

CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP.

1700 S. WASHINGTON ST., CHANUTE, KS, 66720

332313 Top companies in Plate Work Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
5
OSHA inspections
1 violation
$2,363 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.8
Industry Avg DART
1.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
5
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$2,363
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$2,363 avg per violation$473 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$2,363 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 20% of inspections

Peer Comparison

57%
Above average violations
vs 261 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
66%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
83%

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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 plate work manufacturing industry in KS, CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP. ranks in the 57th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 261 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 66th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 83th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.8 for the plate work manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.9.

Activity timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $2,363 in total penalties.
How does CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP. operates in the plate work manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP. of CHANUTE, KS from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, 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 4, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if CHANUTE MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF OPTIMUS CORP.operates 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.