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MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.

1105 NW LOWER SILVER LAKE RD., TOPEKA, KS, 66608
423810Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
10
over 37 years
Violations
37
$21,411 in penalties
Penalties
$21,411
$579 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MIDWESTERN METALS, INC. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $21,411 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 74 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MIDWESTERN METALS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
10
0.3 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
37
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$21,411
$579 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 10

70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 23 citations in this view · $21,411 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II33$2,238Jan 2003Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$900Jan 2003Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0029 A0111$5,695Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0211$4,527May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.1026 I04 I11$2,716May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711$2,237Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0254 B04 IV11$600Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$600Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$350Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 B1011$350Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0107 B1011$350Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$263Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$150Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$150Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$113Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$113Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0311$60Aug 1988Aug 1988
29 CFR 1910.1027 K0111May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Mar 2010Mar 2010

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4238 within KS. Peer group: 74 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
5
Complaint
3
Follow-up
2

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 MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$9,156
Employees affected
62

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. 1 statute · 63 violations · $9,156 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 201316362$9,156

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. 1 case · 63 violations · $9,156 in backwages · 62 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2011 – Jul 2013All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingFLSA6362$9,156

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)

Company-level in KS — for MIDWESTERN METALS, INC., not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$124

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other MIDWESTERN METALS, INC. operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1S&S · 1 contractor · $124 proposed / $124 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
7937245
JNS
Barton, KS
contractor: Midwestern Metals Inc
Sep 2005YesModNegligence$124$124

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MIDWESTERN METALS, 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 MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MIDWESTERN METALS, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MIDWESTERN METALS INC
435 NW INDEPENDENCE · TOPEKA, KS, 66608
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
935074
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 MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$9K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$9K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    AIRCRAFT LOADING PLATFORM-10' LONG BY 7'
    contract · Last action 2008-09-11
    $8,551

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332311 - PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDING AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2008-09-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-06-08Complaint22$7,933
2018-01-03Complaint33$7,243
2014-10-07Planned0$0
2010-01-05Planned74$3,450
2006-12-07Planned22$700
2006-12-07Planned43$1,050
2002-12-05Planned119$975
1989-01-18Follow-up0$0
1988-11-08Follow-up0$0
1988-07-27Complaint81$60

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 MIDWESTERN METALS, 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 MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MIDWESTERN METALS, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $21,410.5 in total penalties.
How does MIDWESTERN METALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MIDWESTERN METALS, INC. operates in the construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.