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THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC

400 SO.NAST STREET, MERRILL, WI, 54452
Operated by The Semling-Menke Co., Inc
332321Metal Window and Door Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
8
over 36 years
Violations
69
$18,208 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC has accumulated 69 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $18,208 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 330 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
69
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$18,208
$264 avg / violation
61% serious39% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 34 citations in this view · $13,958 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0133$3,050May 1993Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0213 D0122$1,450Oct 1989Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$1,120Oct 1989May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0122$1,100Oct 1989May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I22$400Oct 1989Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 III22$100Oct 1989Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0217 B05 I22$100Oct 1989Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0921$100Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0322May 1993Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0121May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IB22Oct 1989Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0217 F0221Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I21Oct 1989Oct 1989
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11$1,250Oct 1993Oct 1993
5A000111$1,000Oct 1993Oct 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IB11$1,000May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,000May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11$800May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$788Apr 2006Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I11$700Aug 1990Aug 1990

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within WI. Peer group: 330 employers. This establishment has 69 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $4,512
Inspection frequency
93rd
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
11.1
vs industry
+9.2
TRIR
12.6
vs industry
+9.2

Reported for 144 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
12.6
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
4
Follow-up
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 THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE SEMLING-MENKE CO 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 THE SEMLING-MENKE CO 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 THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-04-06Planned33$1,050
2006-04-06Planned22$1,838
1996-03-21Complaint0$0
1993-12-09Complaint1$0
1993-05-06Complaint33$2,250
1993-03-26Complaint148$7,300
1990-08-20Follow-up61$1,450
1989-09-12Planned4025$4,320

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

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Part of a larger organization

THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization The Semling-Menke Co., Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of The Semling-Menke Co., 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 THE SEMLING-MENKE CO 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 The Semling-Menke Co., Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC's OSHA violation history?
THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 69 violations and $18,207.5 in total penalties.
How does THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC operates in the metal window and door manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. THE SEMLING-MENKE CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 11.09 compared to an industry average of 1.9.