Establishment profile
SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY
610 WEST 4TH STREET, SNYDER, NE, 68664
Operated by Spartan Motors Inc
336211 — Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
EIN 460416545
Summary
SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $19,884 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
70% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $19,012 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,389 | Oct 1997 | Dec 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 2 | 2 | $875 | Jul 1979 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D03 II A | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $875 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $525 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | $525 | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 B04 IV | 1 | 1 | $413 | Dec 2000 | Dec 2000 |
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 3362 within NE. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 317 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2023
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2023 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY. 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 SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333911 - PUMP AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2016-01-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-14 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $3,960 | |
| 2008-12-04 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $4,125 | |
| 2000-11-15 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $1,514 | |
| 2000-11-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-17 | Planned | 15 | 15 | $8,925 | |
| 1990-06-13 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $1,080 | |
| 1989-03-15 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-01-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-07-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-02-02 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $280 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Spartan Motors Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Spartan Motors Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Spartan Motors Inc locationsParent rollup
- Motor Vehicle Body ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NEState-wide enforcement data
- Motor Vehicle Body in NEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $19,884 in total penalties.
- How does SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY operates in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.2 compared to an industry average of 2.8.