Establishment profile
DONALDSON COMPANY INC
200 ETTER DRIVE, NICHOLASVILLE, KY, 40356
Operated by DONALDSON Co INC · 1 of 22 establishments
332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
EIN 410222640
Summary
DONALDSON COMPANY INC has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $15,280 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 126 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DONALDSON COMPANY INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $15,280 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $6,710 | Dec 1986 | Dec 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1986 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 2031.004 | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Oct 2000 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Sep 2000 | Sep 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Sep 2000 | Sep 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 III | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $975 | Sep 2000 | Sep 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $410 | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $230 | Dec 1986 | Dec 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2000 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2000 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2000 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2000 | Oct 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIIC | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 2031.00104 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1996 | Aug 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
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 3329 within KY. Peer group: 126 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 169 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 DONALDSON COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 DONALDSON COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DONALDSON COMPANY 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 DONALDSON COMPANY 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 DONALDSON COMPANY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DONALDSON CO INC 200 ETTER DR · NICHOLASVILLE, KY, 40356 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 4 | 0 | — | Oct 2025 | 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 DONALDSON COMPANY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-08 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2022-03-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-09-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-09-08 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | |
| 2000-07-21 | Complaint | 6 | 1 | $1,875 | |
| 2000-07-21 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $2,600 | |
| 1999-05-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-07-03 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $2,600 | |
| 1990-02-08 | Planned | 3 | — | $280 | |
| 1986-12-10 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-11-06 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $1,050 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DONALDSON COMPANY INC is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DONALDSON Co INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DONALDSON Co INC across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing within KY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BOWLING GREEN METALFORMING L.L.C.BOWLING GREEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- FABRICATED METALS LLCLOUISVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUALITY FABRICATION, INCORPORATEDMADISONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SKILCRAFT, LLCBURLINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABRAPOWER INCFLORENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- A & S FABRICATING COLIVERMORE — 2 federal enforcement records
- H AND H SHEET METAL FABRICATORS INCRUSSELLVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by DONALDSON Co INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DONALDSON COMPANY INC.CRESCO, IA — 4 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.STEVENS POINT, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY INCFRANKFORT, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.GRINNELL, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.OELWEIN, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON CO INCKIRKSVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON CO INCMinneapolis, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.BALDWIN, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.DIXON, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSONCHILLICOTHE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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- Employers in KYState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DONALDSON 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup DONALDSON Co INC, which operates 22 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DONALDSON COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
- DONALDSON COMPANY INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $15,280 in total penalties.
- How does DONALDSON COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- DONALDSON COMPANY INC operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. DONALDSON COMPANY INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.4 compared to an industry average of 1.4.