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RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.

4200 THOMAS DR SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52402
Operated by WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP · 1 of 31 establishments
336510Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
EIN 352219640

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OSHA inspections
2
over 6 years
Violations
31
$91,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $91,000 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
2
0.3 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
31
5.2 / yr
Penalties
$91,000
$2,935 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 21 citations in this view · $91,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0122$850Feb 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$9,092Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0111$8,677Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$8,677Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$7,577Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$7,437Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0184 D11$6,200Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V11$6,200Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 IV11$6,200Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I11$6,200Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III11$4,960Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$4,960Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0333 B0211$3,720Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.1026 D0111$3,000Feb 2020Feb 2020
29 CFR 1910.1026 L0111$3,000Feb 2020Feb 2020
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0611$850Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 III D11$850Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$850Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711$850Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$850Mar 2020Mar 2020

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.

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
3.4
vs industry
+1.7
TRIR
4.1
vs industry
+1.7

Reported for 150 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.1
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
2

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 RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
16
Representation (union)
2

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 WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP 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.). 18 cases · 16 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-156999Unfair labor practiceJul 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-153845Unfair labor practiceJun 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-153602Unfair labor practiceJun 2015Aug 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-152066Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-147723Representation electionMar 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-074960Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-074568Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Feb 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-072033Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Jan 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019745Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019744Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019721Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019720Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017727Representation electionSep 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019499Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019367Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019350Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019175Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019173Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — THE CARLYLE GROUP L P (across 145 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$135.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.5B
Awards (all-time)
12,641

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-12-30Complaint3$6,000
2019-10-23Complaint2815$85,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. is one of 31 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP across all 31 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in railroad rolling stock manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, 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 WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP, which operates 31 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 RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $91,000 in total penalties.
How does RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.43 compared to an industry average of 1.7.