EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant
Columbus, IN · Parent: Cummins Inc
- Total releases
- 20.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant: how the 20.3K lbs splits
20.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.2K lbs 99.7%
- Water Discharges 69 lbs 0.3%
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant's 20.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, IN, in the machinery sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 20.3K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,220 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant is pounds #386 and chemical-count #724 at 20.3K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Enkei America Inc; Nikkei Mc Aluminum America Inc; Richardson Molding LLC; Impact Forge Groupllc-Impact Plant (part). Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Indiana: Parker Hannifin Corp; John Deere Turf Care; Tyco Fire Protection Products; Morgan Olson LLC. Other Cummins Inc sites in this extract: Consolidated Diesel Co; Cummins Inc.; Cummins Inc Jamestown Engine Plant; Cummins Engine Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.3K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Parker Hannifin Corp and John Deere Turf Care.
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant reports the 150th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Parker Hannifin Corp and John Deere Turf Care.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (7.2K lbs to 15 lbs).
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2020 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 13.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 16 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 20.3K lbs | - |
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Enkei America Inc, Nikkei Mc Aluminum America Inc, Richardson Molding LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant on cumulative reported pounds (20.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Dmh Inc, Vigor Shipyards Inc-Seattle, Halliburton Bossier City Field Camp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Other Cummins Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Consolidated Diesel Co, Cummins Inc., Cummins Inc Jamestown Engine Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Enkei America Inc. Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 333618 · Machinery. 1.8% of Bartholomew TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dmh Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov