Establishment profile
BEKAERT CORPORATION
1881 BEKAERT DRIVE, VAN BUREN, AR, 72956
Operated by Bekaert Corp · 1 of 3 establishments
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 621340165
Summary
BEKAERT CORPORATION has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $129,400 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEKAERT CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3312 within AR. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 405 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) · Jan 2015 – Jun 2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2016 | Entangled in other object or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 BEKAERT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEKAERT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEKAERT CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BEKAERT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 BEKAERT CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-06 | Referral | 1 | — | $85,000 | |
| 2015-02-04 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $7,000 | |
| 2014-11-12 | Complaint | 11 | 5 | $10,000 | |
| 2014-11-12 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $26,500 | |
| 2006-06-21 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BEKAERT CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bekaert Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bekaert Corp across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel wire drawing within AR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TOKUSEN USA, INCCONWAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEKAERT WIREVAN BUREN — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bekaert Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BEKAERT CORPORATIONROGERS, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEKAERT CORP.ROGERS, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bekaert Corp locationsParent rollup
- Steel Wire DrawingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
- Steel Wire Drawing in ARIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEKAERT CORPORATION 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Bekaert Corp, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Frequently asked
- What is BEKAERT CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- BEKAERT CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $129,400 in total penalties.
- How does BEKAERT CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- BEKAERT CORPORATION operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. BEKAERT CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.33 compared to an industry average of 2.9.