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ERMAN CORPORATION INC.

6600 N. THORN DRIVE, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66106
423930Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
8
over 47 years
Violations
23
$13,195 in penalties
Penalties
$13,195
$574 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ERMAN CORPORATION INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $13,195 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ERMAN CORPORATION INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 47 yrs
Violations
23
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$13,195
$574 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 8

63% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $13,195 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000111$3,042Aug 2017Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.0180 H03 XIV11$1,250Oct 1992Oct 1992
29 CFR 1910.0180 H03 IB11$1,250Oct 1992Oct 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$1,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,000May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$875Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 II11$800May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0511$800May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III11$800May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$600May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 C11$600May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$353Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$325Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$300Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0511$200Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 E03 IV11Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0106 F0611Jun 1997Jun 1997
29 CFR 1910.0180 I05 I11Jun 1997Jun 1997

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4239 within KS. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $1,272
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ERMAN CORPORATION INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2
Complaint
1
Accident
2
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 28, 2017Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 28, 2017Ejected,Fracture,Motor Vehicle,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By11
Jul 14, 1992CHEST,LOCOMOTIVE,SCRAP METAL,RAILROAD TRACK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,CRANEFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 ERMAN CORPORATION INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ERMAN CORPORATION INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in KS — for ERMAN CORPORATION INC., not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ERMAN CORPORATION INC. locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-RD-214385Representation electionFeb 2018Feb 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RD-211858Representation electionDec 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 ERMAN CORPORATION INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ERMAN CORP
6600 THORN DR · KANSAS CITY, KS, 66106
AirRCRAViolation
QNCR 12
00Oct 2011View →

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)

DOT number
642171
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$50K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2006-02-03. Most recent: 2006-02-03. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $50,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Erman Corporation Inc.
Erman Corp., Inc.
Feb 2006pleaEnvironmentalKansas$50,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

SAM.gov exclusions roster

Every SAM.gov debarment, suspension, or proposed-debarment entry on file for this entity. Active exclusions bar the entity from federal contracting and most federal financial assistance. Terminated exclusions retain historical significance for due-diligence reviews. 1 exclusion on file · 1 active.

Excluding agencyType / programStatusTerminatedUEI / CAGE
SAM #NK-kF8NpXCdaHTziQgn6HaSPT
Reciprocal
ActiveNK-kF8NpXCdaHTziQgn6HaSPT

Source: SAM.gov exclusions database. “Active” exclusions bar the entity from receiving federal contracts + most federal financial assistance until termination. The canonical authoritative record is at sam.gov; UEI / CAGE crosslinks the entity to its federal-contracting profile when populated.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-25Referral0$0
2018-05-08Follow-up0$0
2017-04-04Referral11$3,042
2013-03-20Planned84$5,600
1997-05-06Planned109$2,053
1992-07-15Accident31$2,500
1980-05-21Complaint0$0
1978-10-03Accident1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ERMAN CORPORATION 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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Frequently asked

What is ERMAN CORPORATION INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ERMAN CORPORATION INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $13,195 in total penalties.
How does ERMAN CORPORATION INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ERMAN CORPORATION INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.
Has ERMAN CORPORATION INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving ERMAN CORPORATION INC..