WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. is a highway, street, and bridge construction employer in CHAPPELL, NE. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $9,000 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. 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 2, 2026.
WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
WORKSITE AT MILEMARKER 95 ON I-80, CHAPPELL, NE, 69129
Parent: Western Engineering Co., Inc (6 locations)
237310 — Top companies in Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
EIN: 420733506
20 employees
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Inspection History
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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.
Part of a larger organization
WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. is one of 6 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Western Engineering Co., Inc.
Federal enforcement records on WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Western Engineering Co., Inc across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Western Engineering Co., Inc
- Western Engineering Company, Inc. — Omaha, NE — 1 federal record
- WESTERN ENGINEERING CO., INC. — NORTH PLATTE, NE — 1 federal record
- WESTERN ENGINEERING CO., INC. — SUTHERLAND, NE
- WESTERN ENGINEERING CO., INC. — OMAHA, NE
- WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. — GREELEY, NE
Other employers in Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction within NE
- PAULSEN INC. — ELWOOD — 2 federal records
- CONSTRUCTORS, INC. — LINCOLN — 2 federal records
- WERNER CONSTRUCTION, INC — CRAWFORD — 2 federal records
- ADAMS CONSTRUCTION CO. — ORLEANS — 2 federal records
- WERNER CONSTRUCTION, INC. — NORFOLK — 2 federal records
- CEDAR CONSTRUCTION CO. — OMAHA — 2 federal records
- WERNER CONSTRUCTION, INC. — ALBION — 2 federal records
- WERNER CONSTRUCTION, INC. — TILDEN — 2 federal records
- MCARDLE GRADING CO. — OMAHA — 1 federal record
- TAB HOLDING COMPANY INC. — OMAHA — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the highway, street, and bridge construction industry in NE, WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. ranks in the 86th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 81 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 90th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the highway, street, and bridge construction sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.5. WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $9,000 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. operates in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC..
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. of CHAPPELL, NE 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 2, 2026. WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Western Engineering Co., Inc, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. include 1 fatality investigation.
This profile may be incomplete if WESTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.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.