Establishment profile
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING
910 EAST 8TH ST., ELLSWORTH, KS, 67439
Operated by Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated · 1 of 6 establishments
333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Summary
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 6 years of recorded history, with $9,446 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 27th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 91 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $9,446 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $9,446 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3331 within KS. Peer group: 91 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 4.
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 284 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2020
Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2020 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Bandsaw,Cutting,Finger,Metal,Reaching | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. 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 GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,446 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in farm machinery and equipment manufacturing within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AGCO CORPORATIONHESSTON — 4 federal enforcement records
- LANDOLL CORPORATIONMARYSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AGCO CORPORATIONBELOIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABILENE MACHINE, LLC.SOLOMON — 2 federal enforcement records
- TITAN WEST, INC.LINN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INC.SALINA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUNFLOWER MANUFACTURING CO. INC.CAWKER CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- LIBERTY INCWATERVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MONOSEM INC.EDWARDSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- R & R MANUFACTURING INC.PRATT — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING INC.SALINA, KS — 2 federal enforcement records
- GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.ABILENE, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated locationsParent rollup
- Farm Machinery and Equipment ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Farm Machinery and in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING 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 Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated, which operates 6 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING's OSHA violation history?
- GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $9,445.8 in total penalties.
- How does GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING's safety record compare to its industry?
- GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING's self-reported DART rate is 4.29 compared to an industry average of 2.5.