Establishment profile
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.
3011 CONGRESSIONAL PARKWAY, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46808
Operated by Ottenweller Company, Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
332313 — Plate Work Manufacturing
Summary
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $11,370 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 314 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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 · 23 citations in this view · $11,370 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $845 | Oct 1993 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 2 | 1 | $685 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $450 | Oct 1993 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E03 | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D06 I | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $685 | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $610 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $560 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 XI | 1 | 1 | $435 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 IIID | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D05 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1999 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
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 3323 within IN. Peer group: 314 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 170 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 OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IN — for Ottenweller Company, Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Ottenweller Company, Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-CA-073509 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2012 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25-CA-070518 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Jan 2012 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC 3011 CONGRESSIONAL PKY. · FORT WAYNE, IN, 46808 | AirRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 3 | 0 | — | Dec 2024 | View → |
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC 3011 CONGRESSIONAL PKWY · FORT WAYNE, IN, 46808 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-20 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2009-11-24 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $585 | |
| 2006-11-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-10-14 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $660 | |
| 1999-03-02 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $3,570 | |
| 1997-09-17 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-09-21 | Planned | 15 | 5 | $3,055 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ottenweller Company, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ottenweller Company, Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ottenweller Company, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OTTENWELLER CO INCCOLUMBIA CITY, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ottenweller Company, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Plate Work ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
- Plate Work Manufacturing in INIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OTTENWELLER COMPANY 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 Ottenweller Company, Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $11,370 in total penalties.
- How does OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC. operates in the plate work manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. OTTENWELLER COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.49 compared to an industry average of 1.9.