Establishment profile
BADGER SPORTSWEAR, LLC
111 BADGER LANE, STATESVILLE, NC, 28625
Operated by Founder Sport Group
315280 — Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
EIN 560992548
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 15 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 (historical) 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $42,850 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 2 | 2 | $5,675 | Dec 2014 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $5,450 | Dec 2014 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $4,050 | Dec 2014 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2014 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,725 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 C03 I | 1 | 1 | $4,725 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 | 1 | 1 | $4,050 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,275 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $2,275 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M04 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 III | 1 | 1 | $900 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B08 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
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.
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 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
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
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
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
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.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-180639 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2016 | Mar 2017 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-21 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-08-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,350 | |
| 2017-06-12 | Complaint | 21 | 13 | $31,225 | |
| 2014-09-03 | Complaint | 20 | 15 | $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.
Related searches
- All Founder Sport Group locationsParent rollup
- Other Cut and Sew Apparel ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NCState-wide enforcement data
- Other Cut and in NCIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →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.