Establishment profile
RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.
120 SOUTH MAIN, CONRAD, IA, 50621
333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Summary
RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. has accumulated 51 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $3,895 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 137 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RITCHIE INDUSTRIES 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
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 25 citations in this view · $3,895 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $1,005 | Dec 1974 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 2 | 2 | $120 | Dec 1974 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1974 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050211 | 2 | 1 | — | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | $360 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 L05 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1983 | Sep 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Sep 1983 | Sep 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 I08 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $180 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | $120 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $120 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1983 | Sep 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1983 | Sep 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 J | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1983 | Sep 1983 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3331 within IA. Peer group: 137 employers. This establishment has 51 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 75 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 RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IA — for RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC., not this location alone
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 RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-311374 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Closed | Region 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 RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. 120 SOUTH MAIN STREET · CONRAD, IA, 50621 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2010 | View → |
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 RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-08 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $1,050 | |
| 1986-08-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-07-25 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $150 | |
| 1983-09-02 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $630 | |
| 1979-11-13 | Planned | 35 | 35 | $2,020 | |
| 1974-12-05 | Planned | 7 | — | $45 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RITCHIE INDUSTRIES 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 51 violations and $3,895 in total penalties.
- How does RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC. operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 11.62 compared to an industry average of 2.5.