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GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA

1400 S. HAMILTON CIR., OLATHE, KS, 66061
EIN 742650016

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OSHA inspections
6
over 25 years
Violations
41
$37,710 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $37,710 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
41
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$37,710
$920 avg / violation
68% serious32% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

100% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $37,065 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$5,563Jul 2008Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0133$800Aug 2002Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$4,760Mar 2011Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0822$1,950Oct 2000Aug 2002
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0222$1,750Oct 2000Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$800Oct 2000Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$4,900Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$2,940Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$2,450Aug 2013Aug 2013
5A000111$1,750Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$1,750Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0307 C02 I11$1,750Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$1,470Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$1,050Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$750Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$750Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0211$600Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$450Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$450Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$383Jul 2008Jul 2008

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within KS. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,200
Inspection frequency
94th
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
0.1
vs industry
−1.6
TRIR
0.1
vs industry
−2.1

Reported for 50 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.1
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

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 GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. 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 GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-03-20Planned158$19,950
2011-01-26Planned55$9,800
2008-07-02Planned1111$5,048
2005-09-19Planned32$613
2002-07-17Planned4$1,600
2000-10-11Complaint32$700

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 GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA 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 GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
GUNZE PLASTICS & ENGINEERING CORP. OF AMERICA has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $37,710 in total penalties.