Establishment profile
WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.
14306 GILES RD., OMAHA, NE, 68138
327331 — Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
Summary
WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $27,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 103 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $27,150 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | $650 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A03 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3273 within NE. Peer group: 103 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 61 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) · Oct 2023
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2023 | 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.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK 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 WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK 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 WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO 14306 GILES RD · OMAHA, NE, 68138 | AirTRI | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-14 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-11-02 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Planned | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 2009-07-16 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $5,500 | |
| 2009-07-10 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $16,650 | |
| 1987-03-06 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-11-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $27,150 in total penalties.
- How does WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC. operates in the concrete block and brick manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. WATKINS CONCRETE BLOCK CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.72 compared to an industry average of 1.5.