EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Cummins Inc.
Columbus, IN · Parent: Cummins Inc
- Total releases
- 21.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cummins Inc.: how the 21.0K lbs splits
21.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 20.5K lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 519 lbs 2.5%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cummins Inc.'s 21.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Cummins Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, IN, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 10.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 21.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,126 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. is pounds #382 and chemical-count #391 at 21.0K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components; Richardson Molding LLC; Ninth Ave Foods East; Kamic Corp. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Indiana: Mando America Corp; Haartz Corp; Hp Pelzer (automotive Systems) Inc.; Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brakes. Other Cummins Inc sites in this extract: Consolidated Diesel Co; Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant; Cummins Inc Jamestown Engine Plant; Cummins Engine Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Manganese; Nickel.
Cummins Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.5% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mando America Corp and Haartz Corp.
Cummins Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cummins Inc.: Chromium-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Cummins Inc. reports the 527th-largest volume (21.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Mando America Corp and Haartz Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cummins Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Chromium at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cummins Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cummins Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cummins Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cummins Inc.'s air releases fell from 40 lb in 2022 to 3 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cummins Inc. Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cummins Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1045% (925 lbs to 10.6K lbs).
Cummins Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cummins Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1045% from 2019 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 925 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 355 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.6K lbs | 2 |
Cummins Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cummins Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components, Richardson Molding LLC, Ninth Ave Foods East, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Mando America Corp, Haartz Corp, Hp Pelzer (automotive Systems) Inc..
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cummins Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (21.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Research Organics LLC, Summit Corp of America, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Research Organics LLC Cleveland, OH · Chemicals 21.0K lbs reported
- Summit Corp of America Thomaston, CT · Fabricated Metals 21.0K lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility Marshville, NC · Food 21.0K lbs reported
- Thermo Fluids Denver Commerce City, CO · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 21.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cummins Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Consolidated Diesel Co, Cummins Inc Columbus Midrange Engine Plant, 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 Chromium, Manganese, Nickel; nearby reporters include Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components. Cummins Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Cummins Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cummins Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336390 · Transportation Equipment. 1.9% of Bartholomew TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Research Organics LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cummins Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Chromium. 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