Establishment profile
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
923 WEST RAILROAD, KEARNEY, NE, 68847
326299 — All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Summary
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $12,836 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,676 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 27 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 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
100% 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $12,836 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 C04 | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,785 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q02 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $956 | May 1999 | May 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $900 | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $510 | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1997 | Jan 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1993 | Oct 1993 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3262 within NE. Peer group: 10,676 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Nov 2018 – Oct 2019
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 29, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Nov 7, 2018 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | 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 27+ years. Most recent activity: 27 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 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. 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 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-31 | Complaint | 1 | — | $956 | |
| 1997-01-15 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $900 | |
| 1993-09-20 | Complaint | 13 | 9 | $10,980 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other rubber product manufacturing within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.LINCOLN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 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 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $12,836 in total penalties.
- How does WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY operates in the all other rubber product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.