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TRUE MANUFACTURING

2001 E. TERRA LANE, O FALLON, MO, 63366
Operated by True Manufacturing · 1 of 4 establishments
423740Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 430709964

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OSHA inspections
13
over 35 years
Violations
144
$108,954 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

TRUE MANUFACTURING has accumulated 144 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $108,954 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TRUE MANUFACTURING appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
13
0.4 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
144
4.1 / yr
Penalties
$108,954
$757 avg / violation
58% serious42% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 13
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 13

62% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $62,104 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0132$18,550Jun 1991May 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II32$575Jun 1991May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$1,875Jun 1991May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II21$1,550Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I21$1,400Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0122$900Jun 1991Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0122$775Mar 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$575Jun 1991May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$575Jun 1991May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II21$400Mar 1991Mar 1991
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I11$8,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11$7,229Mar 2020Mar 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$5,250Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,250Apr 2016Apr 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$4,500Sep 2017Sep 2017
29 CFR 1910.0027 C02 IA11$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0255 B0411$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$900Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0304 E01 IV11$900Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 ID11$900Jun 1991Jun 1991

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 4237 within MO. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 144 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
3.4
vs industry
+2.3
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
+2.7

Reported for 370 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
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
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
2
Complaint
5
Referral
4
Follow-up
2

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) · Mar 2016 – Jul 2024 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
5
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 21, 2024Injured by object pushed or pulled by personFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jun 27, 2024Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Oct 12, 2023Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactionsBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 8, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Feb 25, 2020Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentToes(s), toenail(s)Hospitalized
Dec 18, 2017Fall on same level, n.e.c.Hip(s)Hospitalized
Aug 4, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Mar 30, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 4, 2017Amputation,Finger,Nip Point,Unguarded,Welding1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
2

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 · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 2009 – Feb 201022

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. 2 cases · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2010Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment ManufacturingFMLA11
Jul 2009All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingFMLA11

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 TRUE MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MO — for True Manufacturing, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other True Manufacturing locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-260462Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Jul 2020ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 TRUE MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TRUE MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
2001 EAST TERRA LANE · O FALLON, MO, 63366
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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 TRUE MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The recalled commercial refrigerators with Secop Compressors can fail in a manner causing the compressor to overheat, posing a fire hazard.. Most recent recall: 2024-05-02. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
True Manufacturing Recalls Commercial Refrigerators with Secop Compressors Due to Fire Hazard
#24219
May 2024The recalled commercial refrigerators with Secop Compressors can fail in a manner causing the compressor to overheat, posing a fire hazard.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-03-09Referral0$0
2019-10-16Complaint2$7,229
2017-08-11Referral11$4,500
2016-04-05Referral33$10,500
2013-03-20Planned0$0
2007-10-18Planned0$0
2006-03-21Complaint0$0
2006-01-31Complaint1$0
2003-04-21Complaint1$0
1993-06-25Follow-up0$0
1992-03-17Follow-up91$12,100
1991-02-11Referral2117$4,200
1991-01-15Complaint10662$70,425

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TRUE MANUFACTURING is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization True Manufacturing.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of True Manufacturing across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TRUE MANUFACTURING 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 True Manufacturing, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is TRUE MANUFACTURING's OSHA violation history?
TRUE MANUFACTURING has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 144 violations and $108,954 in total penalties.
How does TRUE MANUFACTURING's safety record compare to its industry?
TRUE MANUFACTURING operates in the refrigeration equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. TRUE MANUFACTURING's self-reported DART rate is 3.39 compared to an industry average of 1.1.