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SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.

3560 SWAGER DRIVE, FREMONT, IN, 46737
Operated by Swager Communications, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

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OSHA inspections
3
over 38 years
Violations
37
$9,835 in penalties
Penalties
$9,835
$266 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $9,835 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,558 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
37
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$9,835
$266 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 27 citations in this view · $9,835 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0133$875Sep 1987Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 H33$500Sep 1987Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0133$500Sep 1987Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$1,275Sep 1987Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0252 C01 III11$2,500Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0304 D05 V11$750Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$750Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$675Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$560Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$500Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$375Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$375Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I11$200Sep 1987Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0211Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0106 D03 II11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Jun 1992Jun 1992
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Jun 1992Jun 1992

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2379 within IN. Peer group: 59,558 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
90th
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
9.5
vs industry
+8.5
TRIR
9.5
vs industry
+7.7

Reported for 22 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.5
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
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 SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Davis-Bacon (federal construction)Sep 200411

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2002 – Sep 2004Other Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionDavis-Bacon11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
385247
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 SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$3.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$16.9M
Awards
87
Top agency
Department of Transportation
$8.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Transportation$8.6M
Department of Homeland Security$4.6M
Department of Defense$3.5M
U.S. Agency for Global Media$105K
Department of the Interior$85K
Largest awards (top 50 of 87)
  • Department of Transportation
    SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS CO, INC., (SCI) SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR, MATERIAL, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND MEANS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE PNI NDB ANTENNA SYSTEM WHILE RE-INSTALLING THE EXISTING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. SCOPE SHALL AL
    contract · Last action 2026-03-25
    $2,696,500
  • Department of Defense
    FOUNDATIONS AND TOWERS DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND DELIVERY
    contract · Last action 2010-06-30
    $1,206,000
  • Department of Defense
    T2TS - COMMUNICATION TOWER
    contract · Last action 2015-07-01
    $1,191,390
  • Department of Transportation
    SWAGER COMMUNICATION INC. - PROVIDE FUNDING TO PROCURE SAFETY LADDER KITS FOR THE ILS EQUIPMENT. CLIN 001 - LADDER ASSEMBLY KIT - 200 KITS TAS::69 8107::TAS
    contract · Last action 2009-02-25
    $873,300
  • Department of Homeland Security
    INSTALLATION OF ROSETTE LPA HF ANTENNA AND DEMOLITION OF ANTENNA #2 AT CAMSPAC RECEIVER SITE
    contract · Last action 2011-07-25
    $847,980
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::CL::IGF ASR TOWER RAISE, DTFAAC-17-R-09082.
    contract · Last action 2018-01-16
    $752,745
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF PNUM 4675143 REPLACEMENT OF 300FT TOWER AT ISABELA, PR
    contract · Last action 2014-05-30
    $679,565
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2018-07-11
    $663,718
  • Department of Homeland Security
    MT. KAALA TOWER REPLACEMENT (ANUENUE) (PSN 2895788) JP
    contract · Last action 2013-05-01
    $562,623
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF UIS TOWER REPLACEMENT AT THE QLJ (RCAG) LOCATED IN JUDITH MOUNTAIN, MONTANA
    contract · Last action 2018-08-06
    $540,135
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF SECTOR NORTH BEND;REPAIR WATCH TOWERS STA YAQUINA BAY AND STA TILLAMOOK BAY, OREGON
    contract · Last action 2016-11-10
    $439,200
  • Department of Transportation
    PER CODY DECKER, AJW-2E13A: PROVIDE NEW 40FT HIGH PLATFORM ANTENNA TOWER, COMM CABLES, ETC: PER SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS.
    contract · Last action 2022-02-02
    $367,613
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF UIS TOWER REPLACEMENT AT GGW (RCAG), GLASGOW, MONTANA
    contract · Last action 2018-01-25
    $298,598
  • Department of Transportation
    UIS TOWER REPLACEMENT - PLANTS CONSTRUCTION CEDAR CITY, UT (CDCB RCAG). IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-02-22
    $282,826
  • Department of Defense
    77FT STANDARD AB-1368/F RADAR TOWER WITH
    contract · Last action 2011-07-18
    $251,990
  • Department of Transportation
    DESIGN/BUILD NEW TOWER FOOTINGS AND GUY WIRE FOOTINGS FOR FOUR RCAG ANTENNA TOWERS AT KLAMATH FALLS. TAS::69 8107::TAS IGF::OT::IGF IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2014-01-16
    $246,659
  • Department of Defense
    RADAR TOWER KIT
    contract · Last action 2011-09-27
    $238,375
  • Department of Transportation
    70 FOOT TOWER AND INSTALL IT AT FORTUNA, ND CBP FACILITY.
    contract · Last action 2020-03-03
    $235,355
  • Department of Homeland Security
    VTS SITE REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2011-03-11
    $209,567
  • Department of Transportation
    PROVIDENCE RI (PVD RTR) SITE: PORTION OF UIS PROJECT TO PROCURE A 24'X 24' STEEL RTR TOWER PLATFORM "
    contract · Last action 2012-03-05
    $195,300
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF FY13 DISTRICT 13 SMALL TOWER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR 11 TOWERS AT VARIOUS COAST GUARD SITES IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON. UPDATED WITH AWARD AMOUNT.
    contract · Last action 2015-04-09
    $194,673
  • Department of Transportation
    REPAIR AND INSTALL LADDER SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR FIVE US CBP SURVEILLANCE TOWERS.
    contract · Last action 2022-08-01
    $180,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SSMR 3112206 GUAM ATON/TOWER INSPECTION AND REPAIR MARIANAS ISLANDS ATON
    contract · Last action 2012-01-09
    $162,669
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF DEMOLISH (4) HIGH LEVEL SITE (HLS) TOWERS&STRUCTURES AT U.S. COAST GUARD, 30 MILE POINT HIGH LEVEL SITE, BARKER, NY, CALUMET HIGH LEVEL SITE, MOHAWK, MI, ALPENA HIGH LEVEL SITE SPRUCE, MI, AND LUDINGTON HIGH LEVEL SITE, LUDINGTON, MI P/N 6454500
    contract · Last action 2015-11-12
    $152,028
  • Department of Defense
    GROUND DATA TERMINAL (GDT) TOWER, 50' SE
    contract · Last action 2010-10-12
    $147,700
  • Department of Homeland Security
    FY08 LORSTA INSPECTIONS & MINOR MAINTENANCE, GE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-18
    $145,100
  • Department of Defense
    TOWER HOISTS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-28
    $141,014
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SELF-SUPPORTING 12-FT X 20-FT BY 12-FOOT-TALL COMMUNICATION ANTENNA PLATFORM FOR THE SUNDANCE, WYOMING FAA RCAG SITE
    contract · Last action 2017-10-31
    $140,886
  • Department of Defense
    CONCRETE FOUNDATION, PAD, AND SHELTER
    contract · Last action 2011-03-04
    $134,920
  • Department of Homeland Security
    REPLACEMENT OF HELIAX TRANSMISSION LINE FOR CAMSPAC TRANSMITTER SITE ANTENNA #5 CASREP # 12014
    contract · Last action 2012-08-02
    $133,800
  • Department of Transportation
    FORTUNA, ND CONCRETE PAD INSTALLATION
    contract · Last action 2020-02-06
    $127,400
  • Department of Homeland Security
    MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF DOT DGPS TOWERS AT VARIOUS SITES.
    contract · Last action 2014-11-14
    $125,840
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS TOWERS AT VARIOUS COAST GUARD SITES IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2014-11-07
    $123,029
  • Department of Transportation
    19 RCLR TOWER REPAIR PROJECTS IN WY, UT, ID TAS::69 1301::TAS IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2012-09-19
    $115,740
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF SERVICES TO REPAIR OF ASC-3002A-36H ANTENNA IN SAINT PAUL, ALASKA.
    contract · Last action 2018-06-01
    $108,694
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF TOWER INSPECTIONS, MAINTENANCE,&REPAIRS OF US COAST GUARD TOWERS AT VARIOUS USCG SITES
    contract · Last action 2017-12-05
    $105,800
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF REPLACE TOWER AT STATION PENSACOLA
    contract · Last action 2015-04-15
    $92,800
  • Department of Transportation
    FPS&ARSR 1E/2 LADDER AND PLATFORM CONVERSION KITS TAS::69 4562::TAS
    contract · Last action 2009-05-22
    $90,600
  • Department of Transportation
    TOWER SAFETY UPGRADES AT CJF MALSR, SPRINGFIELD, IL TAS::69 8107::TAS
    contract · Last action 2010-11-10
    $89,800
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CASREP @ POINT LOMA DGPS SITE IGE: BASE BID: $20,166 OPTION 1: $47,375 OPTION 2: $24,042 OPTION 3: $33,449
    contract · Last action 2010-04-20
    $87,470
  • Department of Transportation
    EMPIRE, MI PARROT INSTALLATION ON AMERICAN TOWER LOCATED AT HONOR, MI FOR THE COMBINED CIVIL AND ELECTRONICS INSTALLATION TAS::69 8107::TAS
    contract · Last action 2008-02-11
    $86,900
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF, RHINEHART BUTTE&BLUE MTN COMM SITE
    contract · Last action 2014-04-09
    $85,500
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF SUPPLY (1) 60 FT. NDB GUYED TOWER TO INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY HARDWARE, GUY ASSEMBLIES, CLIMBING LADDER, SAFETY CLIMB SYSTEM, AND CONCRETE IMBEDABLES. F.O.B. FREMONT, IN. SUPPLY DUAL OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING WITH ISOLATION TRANSFORMER. DELIVERY LOCATION: PALAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
    contract · Last action 2017-05-11
    $80,930
  • U.S. Agency for Global Media
    WIRE ROPES
    contract · Last action 2012-05-01
    $75,695
  • Department of Homeland Security
    LORSTA SAFETY RAIL REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. LORSTA MIDDLETOWN, FALLON & HAVRE. GE.
    contract · Last action 2009-02-19
    $68,900
  • Department of Transportation
    PURCHASE NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACON (NDB) TOWER SYSTEM. TAS::69 8107::TAS
    contract · Last action 2009-08-29
    $68,230
  • Department of Transportation
    PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF TWO (2) ANTENNA PLATFORMS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO DESIGN A FOUNDATION FOR THE ANTENNA PLATFORMS, AND WILL FABRICATE AND DELIVER ANY ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY ITEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A FOUNDATION. SITE QZZ
    contract · Last action 2022-06-07
    $64,400
  • Department of Homeland Security
    INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE FORT SUMTER RRL & CHARLESTON NAVTEX TOWERS 1 & 2
    contract · Last action 2010-03-29
    $64,184
  • Department of Transportation
    DETROIT OSHA MODIFICATIONS TAS::69 4562::TAS
    contract · Last action 2010-06-07
    $63,900
  • Department of Transportation
    PURCHASE OF A NONDIRECTIONAL RADIO BEACON ANTENNA FOR THE MARSHALL ISLANDS TAS::69 8107::TAS
    contract · Last action 2010-05-14
    $57,500

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 237130 - POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2026-03-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1998-03-03Planned106$1,425
1992-03-06Planned1410$8,060
1987-08-12Planned134$350

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Swager Communications, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Swager Communications, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS 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 Swager Communications, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $9,835 in total penalties.
How does SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC. operates in the other heavy and civil engineering construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. SWAGER COMMUNICATIONS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 9.47 compared to an industry average of 1.