Establishment profile
OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
87567 477TH AVENUE, ATKINSON, NE, 68713
Operated by Olson Industries, Inc
332710 — Machine Shops
Summary
OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 40 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $24,322 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety 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, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $21,348 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 2 | 2 | $799 | Feb 2010 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2003 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $2,395 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,395 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $2,395 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Feb 2010 | Feb 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $962 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $852 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $687 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 II | 1 | 1 | $687 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 II | 1 | 1 | $625 | Feb 2010 | Feb 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3327 within NE. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 40 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 36 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2017
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2017 | Amputation,Automatic Machine,Caught In,Finger,Guard | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OLSON INDUSTRIES, 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 OLSON INDUSTRIES, 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 OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OLSON INDUSTRIES, 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLSON INDUSTRIES INC EAST HIGHWAY 20 · ATKINSON, NE, 68713 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Sep 2015 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562119 - OTHER WASTE COLLECTION. Last action: 2009-09-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-05-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,395 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $5,590 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Planned | 1 | — | $2,250 | |
| 2010-02-03 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $2,375 | |
| 2003-03-25 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $2,475 | |
| 1998-04-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-06-01 | Complaint | 23 | 20 | $9,237 | |
| 1986-03-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Olson Industries, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Olson Industries, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in machine shops within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- LINCOLN TOOL & DESIGNLINCOLN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECISION MACHINE CO INC.LINCOLN — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORFOLK SPECIALTIES, INCNORFOLK — 1 federal enforcement record
- KINNEY MANUFACTURING, LLCLINCOLN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAGNOLIA METAL CORPORATIONAUBURN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MIDWEST MACHINE & TOOL INC.COLUMBUS — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILKO TOOL AND DIE INCOMAHA — 1 federal enforcement record
- G & G GRINDING & MACHINE INC.OMAHA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUSE MACHINE INCWEST POINT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Olson Industries, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Machine ShopsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Machine Shops in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 40 violations and $24,321.9 in total penalties.
- How does OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. OLSON INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.62 compared to an industry average of 1.5.