Establishment profile
SPEARS CANEY, INC
1609 CR 1900, CANEY, KS, 67333
Operated by spears Caney Inc
326122 — Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
EIN 953979439
Summary
SPEARS CANEY, INC has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $106,996 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 175 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th 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
SPEARS CANEY, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
65% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within KS. Peer group: 175 employers. This establishment has 33 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 475 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) · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Rib(s), oblique area | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment unspecified | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
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 SPEARS CANEY, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPEARS CANEY, 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 SPEARS CANEY, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SPEARS CANEY, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPEARS CANEY, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 SPEARS CANEY, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-03-05 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $8,066 | |
| 2024-03-05 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-02-14 | Referral | 6 | 4 | $46,163 | |
| 2020-11-04 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $20,992 | |
| 2018-11-30 | Referral | 2 | — | $13,261 | |
| 2018-11-20 | Complaint | 2 | — | $9,282 | |
| 2016-07-21 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-24 | Planned | 2 | — | $3,570 | |
| 2012-05-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-03-10 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $1,125 | |
| 2006-02-01 | Planned | 5 | — | $2,750 | |
| 2005-02-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-01-17 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $1,788 | |
| 2001-01-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-07-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPEARS CANEY, INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization spears Caney Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of spears Caney Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPEARS CANEY, 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 SPEARS CANEY, INC's OSHA violation history?
- SPEARS CANEY, INC has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $106,996.1 in total penalties.
- How does SPEARS CANEY, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SPEARS CANEY, INC operates in the plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. SPEARS CANEY, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.16 compared to an industry average of 1.9.