Establishment profile
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING
505 E MAIN ST, SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982
Operated by Playpower, INC
337124 — Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 351517892
Summary
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $8,285 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 160 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $8,285 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1988 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,625 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 F02 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $585 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 G | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N11 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1988 | Apr 1988 |
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 3371 within IN. Peer group: 160 employers. This establishment has 16 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 89 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING. 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 WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING. 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). 2 facilities · $4,250 in assessed penalties · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING 505 E MAIN ST · SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 5 | $4,250 | Mar 2023 | View → |
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING 9294 S STATE ROAD 15 · SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 321999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2018-08-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-29 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $585 | |
| 2000-07-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-08-27 | Accident | 12 | 3 | $7,700 | |
| 1988-02-02 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-04-19 | 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
WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Playpower, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Playpower, INC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Playpower, INC locationsParent rollup
- Metal Household Furniture ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
- Metal Household Furniture in INIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING's OSHA violation history?
- WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $8,285 in total penalties.
- How does WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING's safety record compare to its industry?
- WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING operates in the metal household furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9. WABASH VALLEY MANUFACTURING's self-reported DART rate is 1.28 compared to an industry average of 2.3.