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BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC

111 BADGER LANE, STATESVILLE, NC, 28625
Operated by Founder Sport Group
315280Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
EIN 560992548

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OSHA inspections
4
over 11 years
Violations
43
$42,850 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $42,850 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
4
0.4 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
43
3.9 / yr
Penalties
$42,850
$997 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3152 within NC. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 43 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $238
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
2.3
vs industry
+1.8
TRIR
4.2
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 357 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

Industry avg TRIR
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NC — for Founder Sport Group, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Founder Sport Group locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
1
Certified
0
Avg wage ratio
1.23x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-03-21Follow-up1$0
2017-08-29Complaint1$1,350
2017-06-12Complaint2113$31,225
2014-09-03Complaint2015$10,275

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Founder Sport Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Founder Sport Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC 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 BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC's OSHA violation history?
BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $42,850 in total penalties.
How does BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC operates in the other cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.25 compared to an industry average of 0.5.