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ESSEX GROUP, INC.

800 WEST MITCHELL STREET, KENDALLVILLE, IN, 46755
Operated by Essex Group · 1 of 19 establishments
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 351313928

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OSHA inspections
7
over 44 years
Violations
21
$10,034 in penalties
Penalties
$10,034
$478 avg

Summary

ESSEX GROUP, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $10,034 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ESSEX GROUP, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
21
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$10,034
$478 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 7

71% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $10,034 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$3,284Jul 1994Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$1,500Apr 1982Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$1,350May 1982Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,350Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11$1,350Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$900Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 III11$150May 1982May 1982
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$150May 1982May 1982
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 IB11Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411May 1982May 1982
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q1011Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Apr 1982Apr 1982
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Apr 1982Apr 1982

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

76th

Above average violations in NAICS 3326 within IN. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $3,063
Inspection frequency
84th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
4.1
vs industry
+2.3
TRIR
4.1
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 65 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
5
Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

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 ESSEX GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 ESSEX GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ESSEX GROUP, 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 ESSEX GROUP, 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 ESSEX GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ESSEX GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ESSEX GROUP INCORPORATED
800 W. MITCHELL ST. · KENDALLVILLE, IN, 46755
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Jun 2015View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-04-19Planned1$1,300
2007-02-22Planned11$634
1994-05-16Planned74$7,650
1989-10-10Complaint1$0
1982-07-27Planned0$0
1982-06-16Follow-up0$0
1982-03-29Planned114$450

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ESSEX GROUP, INC. is one of 19 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Essex Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Essex Group across all 19 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other fabricated wire product manufacturing within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Essex Group, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESSEX GROUP, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Essex Group, which operates 19 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ESSEX GROUP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ESSEX GROUP, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $10,033.75 in total penalties.
How does ESSEX GROUP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ESSEX GROUP, INC. operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. ESSEX GROUP, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.14 compared to an industry average of 1.8.