Establishment profile
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.
29 WELLS AVE. BLDG.4, YONKERS, NY, 10701
Operated by Kawasaki Rail Car Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
336510 — Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
EIN 133507137
Summary
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC. has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $46,242 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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 · 25 citations in this view · $45,026 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 3 | 3 | $5,222 | Jul 1991 | Mar 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $1,648 | Jul 1991 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $1,500 | Jul 1991 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 2 | 2 | $1,070 | Jul 1991 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 A | 1 | 1 | $11,000 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0255 B04 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 C | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Mar 2000 | Mar 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVA | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
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 3365 within NY. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 382 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 KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Back,Falling Object,Fracture,Leg,Mobile Scaffold,Sprain,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KAWASAKI RAIL CAR 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 KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC 29 WELLS AVENUE · YONKERS, NY, 10701 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2017 | 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 KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $11,000 | |
| 2016-05-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2006-03-20 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $4,500 | |
| 2000-02-01 | Planned | 10 | 2 | $2,888 | |
| 1992-07-14 | Planned | 15 | 12 | $16,950 | |
| 1991-02-15 | Planned | 18 | 11 | $3,904 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kawasaki Rail Car Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KAWASAKI RAIL CAR 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 Kawasaki Rail Car Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $46,241.5 in total penalties.
- How does KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. KAWASAKI RAIL CAR INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.77 compared to an industry average of 1.7.