Establishment profile
UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
601 SOUTH BROAD STREET, KALIDA, OH, 45853
Operated by Unverferth Manufacturing · 1 of 3 establishments
333111 — Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 340936989
Summary
UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $24,543 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 48th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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
67% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $24,543 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | $5,543 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3331 within OH. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 351 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) · Jan 2017 – Sep 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| May 26, 2020 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Crane,Finger,Partial Amputation,Pinched,Pipe | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO INC 18107 US ROUTE 224 WEST · KALIDA, OH, 45853 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2003 | 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 UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-03 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $19,000 | |
| 2018-12-12 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $5,543 | |
| 2004-10-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Unverferth Manufacturing.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Unverferth Manufacturing across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in farm machinery and equipment manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KING KUTTER II, INC. DBA SFS TRUCK SALESGALLIPOLIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHICK MASTER INCUBATOR CO.MEDINA — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO. INC.DELPHOS — 1 federal enforcement record
- REMLINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.KALIDA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HAWKLINE NEVADA LLCMOUNT ORAB — 1 federal enforcement record
- H & S COMPANY, INC.CELINA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CROSS & SONS FARM EQUIPMENTJACKSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- FINN CORPORATIONFAIRFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Unverferth Manufacturing, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO. INC.SHELL ROCK, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO. INC.DELPHOS, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Unverferth Manufacturing locationsParent rollup
- Farm Machinery and Equipment ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Farm Machinery and in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 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 Unverferth Manufacturing, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $24,543 in total penalties.
- How does UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. operates in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.4. UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.58 compared to an industry average of 2.5.