Establishment profile
TENNECO INC.
1529 VERNON ST, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64116
Operated by Tenneco · 1 of 13 establishments
EIN 800845341
Summary
TENNECO INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $11,610 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 165 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TENNECO INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $11,610 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,750 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3363 within MO. Peer group: 165 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 100 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) · Jul 2016
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2016 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 TENNECO INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TENNECO 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 TENNECO 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 TENNECO INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TENNECO 1529 VERNON ST · KANSAS CITY, MO, 64116 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Mar 2023 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TENNECO INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-02 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-05-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-10-02 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $3,360 | |
| 2014-08-04 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $8,250 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TENNECO INC. is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tenneco.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tenneco across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- SAF HOLLAND USA INC.WARRENTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- FAURECIADEXTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLLINS & AIKMANST. LOUIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- PISTON AUTOMOTIVE, LLCNORTH KANSAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARVIN MERITORDEXTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- FAURECIADEXTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARVINMERITOR INCDEXTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOLLAND USA INC.WARRENTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHREVES ENGINE REBUILDERSST. LOUIS — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tenneco, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TENNECO INCLANSING, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TENNECO, INC.HARRISONBURG, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TENNECO INC.SEWARD, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TENNECO # 4452FRANKFORT, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- TENNECOKANSAS CITY, MO — 1 federal enforcement record
- TENNECO INCORPORATEDLIGONIER, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- TENNECO, INC.LINCOLN, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tenneco locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 336All employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in MOIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TENNECO 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 Tenneco, which operates 13 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is TENNECO INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TENNECO INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $11,610 in total penalties.