Inspection 348615527 OPENED NOV 21, 2025Closed
1025 Vernon Road, Wathena, KS 66090 · Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2022, OSHA inspectors have visited Omya Inc. in Kansas 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 21, 2025 on a referral, in Wathena.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $41,437; today they stand at $24,862, 40% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Omya Inc. averages $24,862 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346797871 OPENED JUN 27, 2023Closed
1025 Vernon Road, Wathena, KS 66090 · Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346275654 OPENED OCT 11, 2022Closed
1025 Vernon Road, Wathena, KS 66090 · Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements) |
Serious | $6,215 | $3,729 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $10,360 | $6,216 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $12,431 | $7,459 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $12,431 | $7,459 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Oct 28, 2025, Wathena: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · trunk unspecified
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)
29 CFR 1910.101(b)
(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing employers in Kansas
- Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Shawnee Mission · 5 citations · $26,956
- CVR Partners, LP Company Coffeyville · 4 citations · $59,580
- Pbi-Gordon Corporation Kansas City · 61 citations · $19,515
- Koch Fertilizer Dodge City, LLC. Dodge City · 5 citations · $37,292
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