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SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC

3524 E. 4TH STREET, HUTCHINSON, KS, 67501
Operated by Superior Boiler Work, Inc
332410Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing
EIN 480664281

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OSHA inspections
11
over 49 years
Violations
106
$8,789 in penalties
Penalties
$8,789
$83 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC has accumulated 106 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $8,789 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
106
2.2 / yr
Penalties
$8,789
$83 avg / violation
76% serious24% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 11
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 11

55% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 33 citations in this view · $6,230 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II33$563May 1977Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$605May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$150May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$125May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0722May 1977Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0522May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0024 B22May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0252 E01 I22May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0222May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0922May 1977Jul 1982
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0211$875Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$875Jan 1996Jan 1996
5A000111$563Dec 2002Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 E03 I11$563Dec 2002Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 D05 I11$563Dec 2002Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 E04 I11$563Dec 2002Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$450Dec 2002Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB211$338Jan 2003Jan 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 3324 within KS. Peer group: 43 employers. This establishment has 106 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
67th
peer median: $5,236
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
4.8
vs industry
+1.6

Reported for 104 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.8
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
6
Complaint
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
3

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 SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, 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 SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
60240
Operation
C

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5K
Awards
2
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$5K
Company-wide — SUPERIOR HOLDING, INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5K
Awards (all-time)
2

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Last action: 2010-01-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2002-11-15Planned84$1,013
2002-11-13Planned159$3,938
2002-02-06Planned0$0
1995-12-05Referral33$1,750
1985-01-16Planned0$0
1983-01-21Follow-up0$0
1982-10-14Planned6$9
1982-08-27Follow-up0$0
1982-06-09Planned2319$700
1977-07-19Follow-up0$0
1977-04-26Complaint5146$1,380

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Superior Boiler Work, Inc.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Superior Boiler Work, Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC's OSHA violation history?
SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 106 violations and $8,789 in total penalties.
How does SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC operates in the power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.