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PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.

2630 SOUTH JEFFERSON, MOUNT PLEASANT, TX, 75455
Operated by Priefert Mfg. Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
333111Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 40 years
Violations
40
$9,729 in penalties
Penalties
$9,729
$243 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC. has accumulated 40 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $9,729 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 216 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.1 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
40
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$9,729
$243 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 6

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $9,609 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$553Jun 1986Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22$300Jun 1986May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$210Jun 1986May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0222$90Jun 1986May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 II11$2,250Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$1,138Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0024 C11$1,138Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$813Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0110 F06 II11$813Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$650Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$553Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$414Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$120Jun 1986Jun 1986
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 VC311$120Jun 1986Jun 1986
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$90May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I11$90May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0111$90May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$60May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I11$60May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 III11$60May 1989May 1989

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3331 within TX. Peer group: 216 employers. This establishment has 40 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
76th
peer median: $3,282
Inspection frequency
98th
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
3.0
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
3.5
vs industry
−0.9

Reported for 906 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
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.5
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

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Jun 2016 – Jul 2017

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular 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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 17, 2017Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Jul 5, 2017Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetBrainHospitalized
Jun 21, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

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
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. 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 PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. 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 PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING
2630 S JEFFERSON AVE · MOUNT PLEASANT, TX, 75455
WaterTRINo Violation Identified20Aug 2023View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$14K
Obligated (all-time)
$859K
Awards
17
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$592K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$592K
Department of the Interior$260K
Department of Defense$7K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    SWINE PANELS/GATES
    contract · Last action 2011-05-06
    $268,288
  • Department of Agriculture
    MODOC WILD HORSE HOLDING FACILITY PANELS AND GATES
    contract · Last action 2018-08-20
    $189,952
  • Department of the Interior
    LITCHFIELD LIVESTOCK PANELS
    contract · Last action 2021-09-01
    $140,603
  • Department of the Interior
    PRIEFERT PANELS AND POSTS
    contract · Last action 2016-09-19
    $119,708
  • Department of Agriculture
    PANELS FOR CATTLE CORRAL
    contract · Last action 2012-06-29
    $29,245
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF CATTLE CORRAL SYSTEM, VALLES CALDERA.
    contract · Last action 2014-03-26
    $22,714
  • Department of Agriculture
    PANELS AND CHUTE
    contract · Last action 2010-07-12
    $19,446
  • Department of Agriculture
    PREMIER WALK-THRU CATTLE PANELS
    contract · Last action 2023-08-29
    $14,452
  • Department of Agriculture
    METAL GATES
    contract · Last action 2010-09-28
    $11,990
  • Department of Agriculture
    FIFTY 12' AND FIFTY 10' PREMIER CATTLE PANELS FOR PRESIDIO, TX IMPORT FACILITY.
    contract · Last action 2012-08-21
    $10,397
  • Department of Agriculture
    FOR SAN JUAN IMPORT FACILTY: 85 PANELS-12' PREMIER GREY
    contract · Last action 2010-09-16
    $9,800
  • Department of Defense
    LIVESTOCK SQUEEZE CHUTE
    contract · Last action 2009-03-25
    $6,999
  • Department of Agriculture
    STEEL CORRAL PANELS AND GATES TO CONSTRUCT A PORTABLE TRAP FOR CAPTURING EXCESS WILD HORSES ON THE DEVIL'S GARDEN RANGER DISTRICT, MODOC NATIONAL FOREST.
    contract · Last action 2008-02-29
    $5,705
  • Department of Agriculture
    SQUEEZE CHUTES
    contract · Last action 2016-09-15
    $5,270
  • Department of Agriculture
    2 12'LOADING CHUTES
    contract · Last action 2012-09-05
    $4,791
  • Department of Defense
    STEEL BPA
    contract · Last action 2016-08-22
    $0
  • Department of Agriculture
    LARGE ANIMAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2013-08-27
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331210 - IRON AND STEEL PIPE AND TUBE MANUFACTURING FROM PURCHASED STEEL. Last action: 2023-08-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-12Follow-up0$0
2008-11-26Complaint1313$8,319
1992-12-15Planned0$0
1989-08-29Follow-up0$0
1989-03-22Planned1914$900
1986-04-21Planned84$510

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Priefert Mfg. Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Priefert Mfg. Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. 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 Priefert Mfg. Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 40 violations and $9,729 in total penalties.
How does PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC. operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. PRIEFERT MANUFACTURING CO. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.97 compared to an industry average of 2.5.