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HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.

210 N. 13TH STREET, SEWARD, NE, 68434
321999All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
21
over 51 years
Violations
106
$81,628 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

HUGHES BROTHERS, INC. has accumulated 106 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $81,628 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 63 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HUGHES BROTHERS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
21
0.4 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
106
2.1 / yr
Penalties
$81,628
$770 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 21
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 21

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 15 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 · 37 citations in this view · $68,426 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0164$13,107Oct 1980Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II54$4,438Dec 1974Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0132 A44$1,930Jul 1977Nov 2004
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA22$1,160Mar 1984Oct 1987
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0122$1,063Mar 1984Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$638Feb 2001Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0422Dec 1974Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0122Oct 1975Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$6,697Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$6,697Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$6,697Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$5,357Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0711$4,500Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0911$4,500Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$4,018Apr 2023Apr 2023
29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 IV11$2,500Jan 2006Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$1,875Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I11$1,125Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$1,063Jan 2006Jan 2006
29 CFR 1910.0213 R0411$1,063Jan 2006Jan 2006

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within NE. Peer group: 63 employers. This establishment has 106 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $5,100
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
4.3
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+2.8

Reported for 287 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
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
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
9
Complaint
8
Follow-up
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) · Jan 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified

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
Jan 17, 2017Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedHip(s)Hospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 25, 2009INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,SLING1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

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. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2017 – Mar 2019All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing0

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 HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NE — for HUGHES BROTHERS, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other HUGHES BROTHERS, INC. locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
17-CA-022624Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004Nov 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HUGHES BROTHERS INC
210 N. 13TH ST. · SEWARD, NE, 68434
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 2
30Aug 2025View →

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
1000460
Operation
C

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 HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$6.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$14.6M
Awards
156
Top agency
Department of Energy
$14.6M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 321213 - ENGINEERED WOOD MEMBER (EXCEPT TRUSS) MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-02Planned77$36,164
2023-02-02Planned0$0
2014-07-16Planned11$4,250
2009-03-17Complaint33$10,875
2006-01-18Planned109$9,417
2004-09-08Complaint87$3,400
2004-09-08Complaint66$4,250
2004-01-27Complaint2$0
2003-03-06Complaint53$2,338
2000-10-03Planned95$2,925
1988-01-12Follow-up3$0
1987-05-05Planned61$800
1986-09-24Complaint11$360
1985-01-23Follow-up0$0
1984-02-23Planned115$1,530
1982-08-17Complaint0$0
1980-07-24Follow-up53$3,600
1977-12-13Follow-up1$360
1977-07-06Complaint11$360
1975-10-08Planned4$140
1974-12-05Planned231$860

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 HUGHES BROTHERS, 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 HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HUGHES BROTHERS, INC. has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 106 violations and $81,627.8 in total penalties.
How does HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HUGHES BROTHERS, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. HUGHES BROTHERS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.33 compared to an industry average of 2.3.