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RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED

2074 - 653RD AVE, ALBIA, IA, 52531
Operated by WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP · 1 of 31 establishments
336510Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
9
over 20 years
Violations
70
$44,975 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
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $44,975 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED 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
9
0.5 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
70
3.5 / yr
Penalties
$44,975
$642 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 9

67% 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 · 26 citations in this view · $31,700 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$1,525Mar 2014Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0122$750Jul 2006Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22$550Apr 2010Mar 2014
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0122$275Sep 2009Mar 2014
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0122Jul 2006Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 E02 I22Jul 2006Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11$8,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.1001 D02 I11$4,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$2,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$2,000Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,000Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$1,500Apr 2010Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$1,500Apr 2010Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$1,500Apr 2010Apr 2010
29 CFR 1910.0038 C0111$1,100Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III11$1,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0211$1,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11$1,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0067 C02 V11$1,000Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0111$1,000Dec 2009Dec 2009

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

Planned
1
Complaint
8

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 INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED. 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 INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC
2074 653RD AVE · ALBIA, IA, 52531
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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 RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED. 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
2016-06-21Complaint0$0
2015-04-30Complaint218$21,525
2013-11-13Complaint169$6,463
2011-01-28Complaint0$0
2010-02-08Complaint1514$7,500
2009-10-29Complaint64$5,000
2009-08-03Planned31$3,000
2008-03-10Complaint0$0
2006-04-05Complaint9$1,487

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 INCORPORATED 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 INCORPORATED 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 INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $44,974.5 in total penalties.
How does RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 3.43 compared to an industry average of 1.7.