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PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC.

2630 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE, MOUNT PLEASANT, TX, 75456
Operated by Priefert Mfg. Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
333111Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 12 years
Violations
17
$90,200 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $90,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 216 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
17
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$90,200
$5,306 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 4

75% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $90,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$34,000Mar 2014Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II22$18,000Mar 2014Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$5,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 III D11$5,000Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 VIII11$5,000Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 VIII11$5,000Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$5,000Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III11$4,900Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$3,500Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$3,300Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II11$1,500Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0132 H0511Jan 2015Jan 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 E0211Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II D11Mar 2014Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0111Mar 2014Mar 2014

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3331 within TX. Peer group: 216 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $3,282
Inspection frequency
90th
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

Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

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) · Sep 2015 – Nov 2015

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified

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
Nov 9, 2015Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicleKnee(s)Hospitalized
Sep 21, 2015Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedPelvisHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 9, 2015Brake,Equipment Operator,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Run Over,Struck ByFatality11
Oct 9, 2013Elec Equipment--Misc,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Lockout/Tagout,Struck AgainstFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 MFG. CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-11-17Fatality/Catastrophe11$4,900
2014-07-29Complaint74$61,800
2014-07-29Follow-up0$0
2013-10-09Fatality/Catastrophe97$23,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PRIEFERT MFG. 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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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRIEFERT MFG. 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.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $90,200 in total penalties.
How does PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC. operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.97 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
Has PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving PRIEFERT MFG. CO., INC..