Establishment profile
PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC
3707 N MAIN STREET, GREAT BEND, KS, 67530
Operated by Primus Sterilizer Company LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
Summary
PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $79,051 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th 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
PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $77,589 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 C | 2 | 2 | $24,370 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 F01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2022 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D01 | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $8,702 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 L01 | 1 | 1 | $5,801 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 IV | 1 | 1 | $5,469 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,060 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $2,611 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | $1,416 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,062 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0033 A | 1 | 1 | $870 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $625 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 2003 | Apr 2003 |
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 3391 within KS. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 47 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 44 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 PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY 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 PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY 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 PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-11 | Follow-up | 3 | 3 | $19,688 | |
| 2021-11-22 | Referral | 15 | 13 | $35,675 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $15,373 | |
| 2014-09-09 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $3,728 | |
| 2006-02-08 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $338 | |
| 2003-03-19 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $625 | |
| 2003-03-19 | Complaint | 12 | 10 | $3,625 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Primus Sterilizer Company LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Primus Sterilizer Company LLC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Primus Sterilizer Company LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY, INC.OMAHA, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Primus Sterilizer Company LLC locationsParent rollup
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Surgical Appliance and in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRIMUS STERILIZER 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 Primus Sterilizer Company LLC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC's OSHA violation history?
- PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $79,051.25 in total penalties.
- How does PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC operates in the surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. PRIMUS STERILIZER COMPANY INC's self-reported DART rate is 6.58 compared to an industry average of 0.9.