Establishment profile
KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC
4301 PUHI RD, LIHUE, HI, 96766
Operated by Kauai Freight Service Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
484110 — General Freight Trucking, Local
EIN 990233794
Summary
KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $10,403 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 81 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC 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, with 2 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $10,403 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-60-2(B)(1)(A) | 1 | 1 | $5,909 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,954 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $770 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $770 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | Apr 2014 |
| 29 CFR 6300.04 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 6300.04 E06 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 8000.05 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 8100.05 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 8900.04 B01 C | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 8900.05 E01 D | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
| 29 CFR 8900.06 G01 CIV | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1989 | Feb 1989 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4841 within HI. Peer group: 81 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; 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 42 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE 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 KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE 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 KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE, INC. 4301 PUHI ROAD · LIHUE, HI, 96766 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2012 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $8,863 | |
| 2019-11-05 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-01-19 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $1,540 | |
| 1989-02-14 | Planned | 7 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kauai Freight Service Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kauai Freight Service Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Kauai Freight Service Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC.KOLOA, HI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kauai Freight Service Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC's OSHA violation history?
- KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $10,402.7 in total penalties.
- How does KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. KAUAI FREIGHT SERVICE INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.