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Water Engineering, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Mead, Nebraska · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424690

2inspections
11citation items
$9,811current penalties
Mar 18, 2020last inspection

Water Engineering, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Nebraska, the first in 2013.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 18, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Mead.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $14,016 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,811, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (5 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Water Engineering, Inc. averages $3,671 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Water Engineering, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Water Engineering, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344702600 OPENED MAR 18, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Oct 6, 2020

1574 County Rd 10, Mead, NE 68041 · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,622$1,835Aug 13, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,622$1,835Aug 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(b)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 13, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 13, 2020Final

Inspection 339502155 OPENED NOV 26, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 11, 2014

1574 County Rd 10, Mead, NE 68041 · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$1,700$1,190Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$1,700$1,190Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs
 Serious$0$0Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$1,700$1,190Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,156$809Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,156$809Apr 7, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,360$952Apr 7, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Mead site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 31 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Water Engineering, Inc
Mead · 2025
31 216.80.0
6313_14787
Mead · 2023
24 104.20.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(b)(2)

(B) An air-purifying respirator, provided that:

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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