Establishment profile
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC
220 WEAVER, EMPORIA, KS, 66801
332420 — Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
EIN 480933425
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $7,560 | Jan 2003 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $718 | May 1986 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $223 | May 1986 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 IIB | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 H01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N04 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | May 1986 | May 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $263 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIG | 1 | 1 | $223 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B05 | 1 | 1 | $223 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $223 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $223 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C13 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 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
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.
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 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
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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC 220 WEAVER · EMPORIA, KS, 66801 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2025 | 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 SAUDER CUSTOM FABRICATION INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-05 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,470 | |
| 2011-11-15 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $6,860 | |
| 2009-08-27 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-12-03 | Planned | 8 | 8 | $2,253 | |
| 2008-12-03 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $1,575 | |
| 2006-12-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-10-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-12-19 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,488 | |
| 1986-05-20 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $630 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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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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- 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.