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SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC

220 WEAVER, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
332420Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
EIN 480933425

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OSHA inspections
9
over 40 years
Violations
29
$14,275 in penalties
Penalties
$14,275
$492 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $14,275 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.2 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
29
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$14,275
$492 avg / violation
72% serious28% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 9

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 24 citations in this view · $14,275 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$7,560Jan 2003Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$718May 1986Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122$223May 1986Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,470May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$438Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0211$350Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$350Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB11$350Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.1026 H0111$350Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$350Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$350Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0179 N04 I11$350May 1986May 1986
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$263Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$263Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIG11$223Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0511$223Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$223Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$223Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 I11Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0252 C1311Mar 2009Mar 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.

Peer comparison

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3324 within KS. Peer group: 43 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $5,236
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 2

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
2.9
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
8.7
vs industry
+4.8

Reported for 66 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
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.7
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
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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION 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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION 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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC
220 WEAVER · EMPORIA, KS, 66801
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Apr 2025View →

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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-03-05Planned11$1,470
2011-11-15Planned11$6,860
2009-08-27Monitoring0$0
2008-12-03Planned88$2,253
2008-12-03Planned75$1,575
2006-12-07Planned0$0
2004-10-05Planned0$0
2002-12-19Planned44$1,488
1986-05-20Planned82$630

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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION 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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Frequently asked

What is SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's OSHA violation history?
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $14,275 in total penalties.
How does SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC operates in the metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.9 compared to an industry average of 2.5.