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HESS SERVICES INC.

2670 E. 9TH ST., HAYS, KS, 67601
332420Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 14 years
Violations
5
$7,854 in penalties
Penalties
$7,854
$1,571 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HESS SERVICES INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $7,854 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 29th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
5
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$7,854
$1,571 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $7,854 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$2,142May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$2,142May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$1,785Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 II11$1,785Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11May 2012May 2012

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

60th

Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within KS. Peer group: 43 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $5,236
Inspection frequency
29th
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
3.5
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
3.9
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 227 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
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.9
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
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) · Oct 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate

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
Oct 8, 2018Struck by or caught in swinging door or gateFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 HESS SERVICES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in KS — for HESS SERVICES INC., not this location alone

Violations
52
Assessed penalties
$26,653

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other HESS SERVICES INC. operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 52 citations · 19S&S · $26,653 proposed / $24,681 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
9530081
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021YesHighNegligence$7,427$7,427
9530084
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$2,486$600
9532872
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Mar 2022YesModNegligence$2,376$2,376
9530077
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021YesModNegligence$2,237$2,237
9530076
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021YesModNegligence$2,237$2,237
9532871
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Mar 2022YesModNegligence$1,069$1,069
9530074
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021YesModNegligence$1,006$1,006
9530079
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$453$453
9578928
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Sep 2024YesModNegligence$388$388
5042703
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026YesModNegligence$366$366
5042699
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026YesModNegligence$366$366
5042698
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026YesModNegligence$366$366
9530083
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoLowNegligence$225$139
9532938
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2022NoModNegligence$215$215
9532937
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2022NoModNegligence$215$215
9530071
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$202$202
9578929
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Sep 2024YesModNegligence$172$172
5042700
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026YesModNegligence$165$165
9766486
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2025YesModNegligence$165$165
9766455
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Mar 2025YesModNegligence$165$165
5042702
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026NoModNegligence$151$151
5042701
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Feb 2026NoModNegligence$151$151
9766489
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2025NoLowNegligence$151$151
9766488
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2025NoModNegligence$151$151
9766487
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2025NoModNegligence$151$151
9766454
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Mar 2025NoModNegligence$151$151
9578930
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Sep 2024NoModNegligence$147$147
9530078
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$146$146
9532870
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Mar 2022NoModNegligence$144$144
9574586
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Oct 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9574585
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Oct 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9574584
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Oct 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9574583
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Oct 2023YesModNegligence$143$143
9574248
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2023NoHighNegligence$143$143
9574247
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2023NoHighNegligence$143$143
9574246
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jun 2023NoHighNegligence$143$143
9530080
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$136$136
9530075
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$136$136
9530073
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Jan 2021NoModNegligence$136$136
9392388
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019YesModNegligence$132$132
9392385
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019YesModNegligence$132$132
9392383
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019YesModNegligence$132$132
9392390
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Dec 2019NoHighNegligence$121$121
9392389
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Dec 2019NoHighNegligence$121$121
9392387
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9392386
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9392384
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9392382
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9392381
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9392380
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
Nov 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9349852
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
May 2018NoModNegligence$118$118
9349851
Hess Pit
Ellis, KS
May 2018YesModNegligence$118$118

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HESS SERVICES 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 HESS SERVICES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 3 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HESS SERVICES INC.
1789 - 230 AVENUE · HAYS, KS, 67601
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
00View →
HESS SERVICES, INC.
1789 230TH AVE. · HAYS, KS, 67601
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →
HESS SERVICES, INC.
2670 E 9TH ST · HAYS, KS, 67601
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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
896099
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HESS SERVICES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-01-15Planned2$3,570
2012-04-11Planned3$4,284

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 HESS SERVICES 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 HESS SERVICES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HESS SERVICES INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $7,854 in total penalties.
How does HESS SERVICES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HESS SERVICES INC. operates in the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. HESS SERVICES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.5 compared to an industry average of 2.5.