What is BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.'s OSHA violation history?

BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $3,949.5 in total penalties.

How does BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?

BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC. operates in the fiber, yarn, and thread mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.3 compared to an industry average of 2.

Establishment profile

BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.

23 NORTH 7TH STREET, BALLY, PA, 19503
313110 — Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
EIN 230382360

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OSHA inspections

over 41 years

Violations

$3,950 in penalties

Penalties

$3,950

$1,317 avg

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Accident investigations on record

1 hospitalizations

Summary

BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $3,950 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 21st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 57th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections

0.1 / yr · last 41 yrs

Violations

0.1 / yr

Penalties

$3,950

$1,317 avg / violation

33% serious67% other

Inspection trigger · referral

2 of 3

Inspection trigger · complaint

1 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $3,950 in penalties.

CFR section	Citations	Inspections	Total penalty	First cited	Last cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B02	1	1	$3,950	Sep 2021	Sep 2021
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 V	1	1	—	Dec 1984	Dec 1984
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 III	1	1	—	Dec 1984	Dec 1984

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

21st

Below average violations in NAICS 3131 within PA. Peer group: 15 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty percentile

50th

peer median: $3,950

Inspection frequency

57th

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

1.3

vs industry

−0.7

TRIR

2.6

vs industry

−0.4

Reported for 246 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

3.0

BLS SOII 2024

Industry avg DART

2.0

BLS SOII 2024

Self-reported TRIR

2.6

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

Referral

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) · Mar 2015 – May 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports

Hospitalizations

Amputations

Eye losses

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
May 7, 2021	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Fingertip(s)	Amputation
Mar 10, 2015	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Upper arm(s)	Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

Date	Event	Injuries	Hospitalized	Fatalities
May 7, 2021	Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Hand,Laceration,Rotating Parts	1	1	—

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed

Weekly

First OSHA inspection

—

Most recent activity

5 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases

Back wages owed

$6,017

Employees affected

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 21 violations · $6,017 in backwages

Statute	Period	Cases	Violations	Workers	Backwages	Civil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtime	Sep 2011	1	21	21	$6,017	—

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 21 violations · $6,017 in backwages · 21 workers affected

Case period	Industry	Statutes	Violations	Workers	Backwages	Civil penalty
Sep 2009 – Sep 2011	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	FLSA	21	21	$6,017	—

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number

2292336

Operation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BALLY RIBBON MILLS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)

$9.4M

Obligated (all-time)

$22.6M

Awards

219

Top agency

Department of Defense

$12.1M

Top agencies by obligation (this location)

Department of Defense$12.1M

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$10.5M

Department of Agriculture$13K

Department of Justice$3K

Department of Homeland Security$2K

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$139,681
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF BALLY RIBBON MILLS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE PROPOSED NOVEL WEAVING TECHNIQUE AND PRODUCE A ONE-PIECE SPIDER WEAVE FOR THE ADEPT AERO-SHELL. NASA AMES HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BALLY RIBBON MILLS FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON THE ADAPTABLE DEPLOYABLE ENTRY AND PLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY (ADEPT). TO DATE THE ADEPT TEST ARTICLES HAVE BEEN MADE WITH 3D WOVEN FLAT BROAD CLOTH WHICH IS CUT AND SEWN INTO THE DESIRED SHAPE. BRM WILL USE CURRENT EQUIPMENT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A SCALED DOWN (OR SPRITE C SIZED) SPIDER WEAVE AERO SHELL IS FEASIBLE.
contract · Last action 2017-07-11
$122,416
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR PRODUCTION OF WTPS
contract · Last action 2019-07-31
$113,207
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PROCUREMENT OF 3D ORTHOGONALLY WOVEN QUARTZ PREFORMS (3DMAT) DEVELOPED BY NASA AND BALLY RIBBON MILLS FOR ORION MPCV DEVELOPMENT TESTING PURPOSES.
contract · Last action 2018-03-29
$112,200
Department of Defense
BASE AWARD FOR SBIR I PROPOSAL #L23A-003-0024
contract · Last action 2024-01-29
$99,928
Department of Defense
DARPA SBIR PHASE I
contract · Last action 2007-11-06
$98,714
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
HEET 3D WEAVE
contract · Last action 2021-02-25
$95,807
Department of Defense
4508158903!WEBBING,T
contract · Last action 2008-07-22
$95,172
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3D WOVEN CARBON FIBER PREFORM
contract · Last action 2018-04-06
$85,736
Department of Defense
4511175106!HEAVY EQUIPMENT
contract · Last action 2009-06-24
$84,035
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF THE HEATSHIELD FOR EXTREME ENTRY ENVIRONMENT (HEEET) PROJECT, FUNDED BY NASA'S SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE UNDER THE GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (GCDP), IS AN ELEMENT WITHIN THE ADVANCED ENTRY DESCENT AND LANDING MATERIALS (AEDLM) PROJECT WITHIN GCDP. UNDER THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), THE HEEET PROJECT SEEKS TO MATURE A GAME CHANGING WOVEN THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM (TPS) TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE IN-SITU ROBOTIC SCIENCE MISSIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE NASA RESEARCH COUNCIL (NRC) PLANETARY SCIENCE DECADAL SURVEY (PSDS) COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDED SCIENCE MISSIONS INCLUDE VENUS PROBES AND LANDERS, SATURN AND URANUS PROBES, AND HIGH SPEED SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONS. DUE TO THEIR EXTREME ENTRY ENVIRONMENTS, MOST OF THESE MISSIONS ARE LIMITED TO HERITAGE-LIKE MATERIALS SUCH AS CARBON PHENOLIC (CP) AS THEIR ONLY TPS SOLUTION. HERITAGE CP, DUE TO ITS INHERENT PROPERTIES, CONSTRAINS THE MISSION TRADE SPACE AND IN THE LONG TERM POSES SIGNIFICANT SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES. SINCE THERE IS NO OFF-THE-SHELF HERITAGE CP AVAILABLE CURRENTLY CERTIFIED FOR NASA MISSIONS, EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WILL HAVE TO BE CARRIED AS PART OF MISSION PROPOSALS LEADING TO HIGHER RISK OF NOT BEING SELECTED UNDER THE COMPETED PROCESS. THE GOAL OF HEEET IS TO DEVELOP A WOVEN TPS TECHNOLOGY TO TRL 5/6 THAT WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE TPS SOLUTION FOR THESE MISSIONS, BUYING DOWN SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT RISKS FOR FUTURE MISSIONS. FURTHERMORE, WOVEN TPS IS A SCIENCE ENABLER THAT WILL ALLOW FOR VERY HIGH RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT MADE BY BOTH NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD) FOR ENABLING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) ON THE SCIENCE SIDE UNDER NEW FRONTIER (NF) OR DISCOVERY PROGRAMS. IN COLLABORATION WITH SMD LEADERSHIP THAT SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT AND WITH NF / DISCOVERY PROPOSING ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS, HEEET WILL DEVELOP WOVEN TPS HEATSHIELD ARCHITECTURES TO TRL 5/6 BY 2016/2017.
contract · Last action 2015-04-13
$76,162
Department of Defense
8509614965!WEBBING,TEXTILE
contract · Last action 2023-02-17
$68,963
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF WOVEN MATERIAL FOR ADEPT PROJECT
contract · Last action 2018-05-19
$68,301
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF WOVEN TPS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
contract · Last action 2018-06-27
$66,484
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
OT 3D WOVEN CARBON FIBER PREFORM
contract · Last action 2018-03-13
$65,274
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF PURCHASE OF WOVEN THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS
contract · Last action 2018-10-18
$64,680
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
OT 3 - 3" THICK 3D MAT PREFORMS
contract · Last action 2021-09-17
$60,472
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF HEEET ENGINEERING SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2015-02-17
$59,093
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF HEEET ENGINEERING SUPPORT - 1 YEAR
contract · Last action 2014-03-24
$59,093
Department of Defense
8508809169!WEBBING,TEXTILE
contract · Last action 2022-01-14
$57,540
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS 3D WOVEN CARBON FABRIC PROCUREMENT FOR ADAPTABLE DEPLOYABLE ENTRY SYSTEM PROJECT - SBIR PHASE III. THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR WOVEN CARBON FABRIC TEST ARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING SUPPORT. THIS PROCUREMENT IS LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF 3D WOVEN CARBON FABRIC USING HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH-TEMPERATURE FIBERS AND FIBER BLENDS. FIBERS MAY INCLUDE INTERMEDIATE MODULUS CARBON FIBER, SILICON CARBIDE FIBER, NEXTEL CERAMIC, QUARTZ FIBER AND PHENOLIC. DIFFERENT WEAVE STYLES SUCH AS LAYER TO LAYER, ANGLE INTERLOCK, AND 3D ORTHOTROPIC MAY BE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS MIXED BLENDS OF FIBER WEAVES IN VARYING THICKNESS AND WIDTHS. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF WOVEN FABRIC SAMPLE TESTING, DELIVERY ORDERS MAY BE ISSUED LATER IN THE CONTRACT TO ORDER THE PRODUCTION OF COMPLETE WOVEN FABRIC SKIN PANELS FOR A SUB-SCALE (4-METER DIAMETER) AEROSHELL PROTOTYPE.
contract · Last action 2014-07-11
$55,334
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
HEEET ENGINEERING WEAVE
contract · Last action 2020-05-29
$53,924
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CUSTOME TEXTILE PROTYPE
contract · Last action 2025-12-10
$49,787
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
COMPOSITE CUSTOM NYLON FABRICS
contract · Last action 2020-11-12
$48,350

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 313220 - NARROW FABRIC MILLS AND SCHIFFLI MACHINE EMBROIDERY. Last action: 2026-03-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

Date	Trigger	Violations	Serious	Penalty
2026-01-06	Referral	0	—	$0
2021-06-15	Referral	1	1	$3,950
1984-06-26	Complaint	2	—	$0

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

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