Establishment profile
PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
4000 S.R. 60 WEST, LAKE WALES, FL, 33859
333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 592979951
Summary
PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $83,222 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
100% 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 · 24 citations in this view · $80,581 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 2 | 2 | $6,384 | Aug 2007 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $6,384 | Aug 2007 | Feb 2026 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 1 | $6,338 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Aug 2007 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $10,372 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I C | 1 | 1 | $7,448 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 IV | 1 | 1 | $7,448 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I07 | 1 | 1 | $5,321 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,437 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $4,256 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $4,256 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,803 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $3,169 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,535 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,281 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,901 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0004 A | 1 | 1 | $1,064 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Aug 2007 | Aug 2007 |
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 3331 within FL. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 38 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 126 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 2024
Most frequent event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
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 15, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 8 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PETERSEN 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 PETERSEN 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 PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC. 4000 S.R. 60 WEST · LAKE WALES, FL, 33859 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | View → |
PETERSEN INDUSTRIES 4000 HWY 60 W · LAKE WALES, FL, 33859 | Water | — | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Complaint | 9 | 5 | $43,156 | |
| 2024-06-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,372 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $2,281 | |
| 2017-02-28 | Complaint | 10 | 8 | $22,538 | |
| 2007-06-22 | Planned | 16 | 12 | $4,875 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in farm machinery and equipment manufacturing within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MARDEN INDUSTRIES, INC.MULBERRY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PETERSEN 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 PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $83,221.7 in total penalties.
- How does PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. PETERSEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.97 compared to an industry average of 2.5.