EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Pierce Manufacturing Inc
Appleton, WI · Parent: Oshkosh Corp
- Total releases
- 48.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pierce Manufacturing Inc: how the 48.7K lbs splits
48.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 48.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pierce Manufacturing Inc's 48.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Pierce Manufacturing Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Appleton, WI, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 21.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 48.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,180 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pierce Manufacturing Inc is pounds #229 and chemical-count #133 at 48.7K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Miller Electric Greenville; Plexus Corp-Appleton Operations; Foremost Farms USA; Miller Electric - Psd South. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Wisconsin: K2 Marine Inc; Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair; Ducommun Aerostructures Inc Orange Facility; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Bacchus. Other Oshkosh Corp sites in this extract: Pierce Manufacturing Inc Florida Di V; Oshkosh Defense LLC; McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc; Jlg Industries Inc 1 Jlg Drive Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone; Certain glycol ethers; Toluene; Manganese.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 48.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include K2 Marine Inc and Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pierce Manufacturing Inc in the Transportation Equipment sector extract
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Pierce Manufacturing Inc reports the 391st-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include K2 Marine Inc and Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pierce Manufacturing Inc's total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pierce Manufacturing Inc's air releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pierce Manufacturing Inc's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc Form-R facts
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See how Pierce Manufacturing Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Pierce Manufacturing Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 48.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 659% (2.8K lbs to 21.4K lbs).
Pierce Manufacturing Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pierce Manufacturing Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 659% 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 5.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 14.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 21.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 20.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 18.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 9.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 101 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 13 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
Pierce Manufacturing Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pierce Manufacturing Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Miller Electric Greenville, Plexus Corp-Appleton Operations, Foremost Farms USA, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. K2 Marine Inc, Bae Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Ducommun Aerostructures Inc Orange Facility.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pierce Manufacturing Inc on cumulative reported pounds (48.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Fiber Glass Systems LP - Ridgefield Facility, Quality Acrylic Baths - a Royal Mfg Co, K2 Marine Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Fiber Glass Systems LP - Ridgefield Facility Ridgefield, WA · Plastics and Rubber 48.7K lbs reported
- Quality Acrylic Baths - a Royal Mfg Co Clearwater, FL · Plastics and Rubber 48.8K lbs reported
- K2 Marine Inc Knoxville, AR · Transportation Equipment 48.8K lbs reported
- Mueller Supply Co Inc. Ballinger, TX · Fabricated Metals 48.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Oshkosh Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pierce Manufacturing Inc Florida Di V, Oshkosh Defense LLC, McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc.
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 Methyl isobutyl ketone, Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, Manganese; nearby reporters include Miller Electric Greenville. Pierce Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Pierce Manufacturing Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Appleton, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336120 · Transportation Equipment. 0.8% of Outagamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fiber Glass Systems LP - Ridgefield Facility (Δ 36 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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