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KHS USA, INC.

875 BAHCALL CT., WAUKESHA, WI, 53186
333993Packaging Machinery Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 14 years
Violations
13
$23,500 in penalties
Penalties
$23,500
$1,808 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

KHS USA, INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $23,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 155 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KHS USA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
13
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$23,500
$1,808 avg / violation
77% serious23% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $23,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$2,000Dec 2011Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$7,000Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311$5,000Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11$4,000Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 K01 II11$3,500Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0211$2,000Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VII11Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 II11Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I11Dec 2011Dec 2011

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

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 3339 within WI. Peer group: 155 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $3,853
Inspection frequency
53rd
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
0.4
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 256 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
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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

Complaint
1
Referral
1

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 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Nov 14, 2017Contact with hot objects or substancesBack, including spine, spinal cord, 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
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 KHS USA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KHS USA, 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 KHS USA, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
10
Certified
9
Avg wage ratio
1.16x
H-1B

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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KHS USA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1946584
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 KHS USA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-07-07Referral2$5,000
2011-09-20Complaint1110$18,500

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 KHS USA, 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 KHS USA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
KHS USA, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $23,500 in total penalties.
How does KHS USA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
KHS USA, INC. operates in the packaging machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. KHS USA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.36 compared to an industry average of 0.5.