Establishment profile
BACKER MARATHON, INC.
808 HACKBERRY LN, DEL RIO, TX, 78840
423730 — Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 473075187
Summary
BACKER MARATHON, INC. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $39,259 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BACKER MARATHON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4237 within TX. Peer group: 59 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 155 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2021 – Dec 2022
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2022 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| May 26, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BACKER MARATHON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BACKER MARATHON, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for BACKER MARATHON, INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BACKER MARATHON, INC. locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BACKER MARATHON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BACKER MARATHON, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BACKER MARATHON, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseHEATER BANDScontract · Last action 2017-04-26$37,425
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOT SILICONE RUBBER HEATERScontract · Last action 2018-11-08$10,726
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333994 - INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FURNACE AND OVEN MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2018-11-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-15 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $13,259 | |
| 2019-02-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-02-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-30 | Referral | 8 | 6 | $20,000 | |
| 2018-01-30 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $6,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- VERBET INDUSTRIES,LLCHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- B & MS CONSTRUCTIONBACLIFF — 1 federal enforcement record
- VENTAMATICMINERAL WELLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- TEXAS AIR PRODUCTSSAN ANTONIO — 1 federal enforcement record
- GLASFLOSS INDUSTRIES LPDALLAS — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BACKER MARATHON, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Frequently asked
- What is BACKER MARATHON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BACKER MARATHON, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $39,259 in total penalties.
- How does BACKER MARATHON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BACKER MARATHON, INC. operates in the warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. BACKER MARATHON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.66 compared to an industry average of 1.1.