Establishment profile
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.
1225 E. MAPLE STREET, RENSSELAER, IN, 47978
Operated by Chief Industries · 1 of 9 establishments
EIN 470444429
Summary
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $1,335 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,559 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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, or CPSC product recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $1,335 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $750 | Feb 1997 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 I | 1 | 1 | $485 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 B | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 1988 | Oct 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 F13 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1988 | Nov 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1988 | Oct 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1988 | Oct 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1988 | Oct 1988 |
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. Peer group: 59,559 employers. This establishment has 13 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 112 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.
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 CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHIEF 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 CHIEF 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 CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC 1225 E. MAPLE ST. · RENSSELAER, IN, 47978 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2024 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls
Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT. Most recent campaign: 2011-02-02. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.
NHTSA campaign roster
Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 2 campaigns shown · 773 units potentially affected · 1 distinct components.
| Campaign | Date | Component | Vehicles | FMVSS | Affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V085000 | Feb 2011 | EQUIPMENT | KING OF THE ROAD | — | 761 |
| 10V557000 | Nov 2010 | EQUIPMENT | KING OF THE ROAD | — | 12 |
Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-14 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $100 | |
| 1997-01-02 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,135 | |
| 1988-09-23 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Chief Industries.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Chief Industries across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Chief Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BONNAVILLA HOMESAURORA, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Chief Industries locationsParent rollup
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHIEF 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 Chief Industries, which operates 9 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHIEF INDUSTRIES INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $1,335 in total penalties.