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SEATS, INC.

701 NORTH LINCOLN STREET, SPRING HILL, KS, 66083
Operated by Seats Incorporated · 1 of 4 establishments
336360Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
EIN 390847098

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OSHA inspections
3
over 4 years
Violations
4
$121,544 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SEATS, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $121,544 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SEATS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.8 / yr · last 4 yrs
Violations
4
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$121,544
$30,386 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $121,544 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$118,436Feb 2022Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$3,108Feb 2022Feb 2022

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

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 3363 within KS. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
74th
peer median: 1

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
5.4
vs industry
+3.4
TRIR
7.0
vs industry
+3.7

Reported for 195 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.0
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
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2022 – Aug 2024

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 8, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationThumb(s)Amputation
Jul 20, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEATS, 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 SEATS, 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 SEATS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
3
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
8,892

Most-recalled component: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS. Most recent campaign: 2023-07-11. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 3 campaigns shown · 8,892 units potentially affected · 3 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
23E053000Jul 2023SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERSSEATS8,853
19E037000May 2019SEATSSEATS INCORPORATED20728
13E064000Nov 2013SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLYSEATS20911

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-08-15Referral1$96,786
2022-07-26Referral1$15,952
2021-10-29Planned22$8,806

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SEATS, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Seats Incorporated.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Seats Incorporated across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Seats Incorporated, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • SEATS INC.RICHLAND CENTER, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
  • SEATS INCREEDSBURG, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
  • SEATS INCCHARITON, IA — 0 federal enforcement records

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEATS, 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 Seats Incorporated, which operates 4 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 SEATS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SEATS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $121,543.7 in total penalties.
How does SEATS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SEATS, INC. operates in the motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. SEATS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.42 compared to an industry average of 2.