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SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

1501 HAYNES AVE., OWENSBORO, KY, 42303
Operated by Southern Tank
327993Mineral Wool Manufacturing
EIN 610421261

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OSHA inspections
5
over 35 years
Violations
34
$7,250 in penalties
Penalties
$7,250
$213 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $7,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
34
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$7,250
$213 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $7,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$1,425Feb 1991Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0222Feb 1991Feb 2003
29 CFR 2001.5030111$1,575Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0511$445Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV11$445Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0911$445Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0211$445Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0107 B0211$443Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$320Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$319Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0211$319Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0134 I01 II11$319Jun 2001Jun 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$200Feb 1991Feb 1991
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0311$200Feb 1991Feb 1991
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$200Feb 1991Feb 1991
29 CFR 1910.0217 B06 I11$150Feb 1991Feb 1991
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0211Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11Feb 2003Feb 2003

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3279 within KY. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
93rd
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
10.1
vs industry
+9.2
TRIR
10.1
vs industry
+8.7

Reported for 43 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.1
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
4
Referral
1

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 SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
4
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$5,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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 · 1 significant noncompliance · $5,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING CO INC
1501 HAYNES AVE · OWENSBORO, KY, 42303
WaterRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 4
41$5,000Jun 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
91996
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$192K
Awards
10
Top agency
Department of Defense
$159K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$159K
Department of the Interior$21K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$12K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    OPTION
    contract · Last action 2008-08-18
    $48,078
  • Department of Defense
    GALLON FUEL TANK
    contract · Last action 2013-12-26
    $46,983
  • Department of Defense
    FUEL TANK
    contract · Last action 2015-07-07
    $46,257
  • Department of Defense
    DIESEL TANK
    contract · Last action 2016-01-25
    $11,541
  • Department of the Interior
    2000&550 GALLON FUEL STORAGE TANKS
    contract · Last action 2015-06-25
    $9,873
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    OIL RECEIVING TANK
    contract · Last action 2015-05-18
    $8,050
  • Department of Defense
    LOW PROFILE ABOVEGROUND DOUBLE WALL UL-1
    contract · Last action 2013-07-26
    $6,234
  • Department of the Interior
    300 GALLON ABOVE GROUND USED OIL TANK
    contract · Last action 2011-10-26
    $5,867
  • Department of the Interior
    FUEL TANKS-TENNESSEE NWR
    contract · Last action 2014-08-27
    $5,345
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    OIL RECYCLING CONTAINER
    contract · Last action 2015-07-16
    $3,456

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332420 - METAL TANK (HEAVY GAUGE) 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2002-12-11Planned82$2,700
2001-03-21Referral1414$3,500
1997-03-26Planned2$0
1993-11-18Planned1$0
1991-01-22Planned95$1,050

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southern Tank.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southern Tank across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in mineral wool manufacturing within KY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $7,250 in total penalties.
How does SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. operates in the mineral wool manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. SOUTHERN TANK & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.13 compared to an industry average of 0.9.