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HME, INC.

2828 NW BUTTON ROAD, TOPEKA, KS, 66618
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 481185851

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OSHA inspections
12
over 23 years
Violations
25
$20,135 in penalties
Penalties
$20,135
$805 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HME, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $20,135 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 261 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.5 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
25
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$20,135
$805 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 12

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $20,135 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$2,450Feb 2003Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 IV H11$7,052Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$3,457Jun 2024Jun 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$2,000Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA11$1,650Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,230Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$438Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1011$350Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$350Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$263Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V11$263Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$223Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$223Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$188Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0242 A11Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV11Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Jan 2007Jan 2007

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3323 within KS. Peer group: 261 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $1,738
Inspection frequency
98th
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
2.9
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
5.0
vs industry
+1.6

Reported for 376 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.0
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
7
Complaint
1
Referral
4

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) · Nov 2015 – Aug 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Aug 27, 2024Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
May 23, 2024Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)Pelvic region unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 5, 2019Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured workerFingertip(s)Amputation
Jul 10, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationThigh(s)Hospitalized
Nov 17, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Davis-Bacon (federal construction)Apr 201911
FMLA (family & medical leave)May 201811

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2019 – Apr 2019Commercial and Institutional Building ConstructionDavis-Bacon10
Mar 2017 – May 2018Fabricated Structural Metal ManufacturingFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
0

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HME INC.
2828 NW BUTTON RD · TOPEKA, KS, 66618
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified40May 2025View →
HME INC
3120 NW 25H ST · TOPEKA, KS, 66618
RCRANo 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
962203
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 HME, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
18
Last 5 years
5
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
15,280

Most-recalled component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. Most recent campaign: 2022-02-18. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 18 campaigns shown · 959 units potentially affected · 17 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
22V095000Feb 2022FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAILHME9
21V808000Oct 2021ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATIONHME3
21V807000Oct 2021WHEELSHME5
21V791000Oct 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELHME8
21V790000Oct 2021FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAILHME AHRENS-FOXHME245
21V283000Apr 2021EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:BOOM/CRANE/LADDER:MOTOR/HYDRAULIC PUMPHME8
21V282000Apr 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGHME30
20V104000Feb 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERSHME174
19V028000Jan 2019FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSHME10846
17V642000Oct 2017STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLYHME12
16V934000Dec 2016EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSHME56745
16V002000Jan 2016POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLYHME1
15V371000Jun 2015ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEMFORD8
14V693000Nov 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDALHME5
14V230000May 2014SEAT BELTSFERRARA1
13V167000Apr 2013EQUIPMENTFERRARAHME11
12V033000Jan 2012ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGHME1062
11V545000Nov 2011ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)HME346

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$3K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$3K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    WALL 8" X 1.2" X 24' TUBE
    contract · Last action 2010-05-25
    $3,382

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332312 - FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-05-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-25Referral0$0
2024-06-04Referral22$7,052
2024-02-28Planned1$3,457
2021-04-30Planned0$0
2017-08-01Complaint0$0
2015-11-23Referral0$0
2014-02-24Planned2$0
2011-04-14Referral0$0
2011-04-07Planned61$6,880
2006-12-06Planned99$1,671
2006-12-06Planned32$700
2002-12-04Planned22$375

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 HME, 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 HME, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HME, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $20,134.9 in total penalties.
How does HME, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HME, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. HME, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.87 compared to an industry average of 1.8.