Establishment profile
BELL LABORATORIES, INC.
6551 NORTH TOWNE ROAD, WINDSOR, WI, 53598
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
325320 — Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 2 years of recorded history, with $12,585 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 50th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $12,585 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $11,162 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,423 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3253 within WI. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 2 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 479 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) · Dec 2021 – Jun 2023
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 16, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 BELL LABORATORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BELL LABORATORIES, 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 BELL LABORATORIES, 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 BELL LABORATORIES, INC.. 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.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BELL LABORATORIES INC 6501 N TOWNE RD · WINDSOR, WI, 53598 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2025 | View → |
BELL LABORATORIES INC 6551 N TOWNE RD · WINDSOR, WI, 53598 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
BELL LABORATORIES INC. 16551 NORTH TOWNE ROAD · WINDSOR, WI, 53598 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 BELL LABORATORIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of AgricultureCOTR: ERIC LANNERS, IPP APPROVER: JULIE SIEGEL. PURCHASE OF BAIT AND BAIT STATIONS FOR RODENT ERADICATION ON WAKE ISLAND ATOLL.contract · Last action 2023-09-21$784,842
- Department of the InteriorHI-MIDWAY ATOLL NWR-RODENTICIDEcontract · Last action 2023-03-15$628,017
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325320 - PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-09-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-07-26 | Referral | 2 | — | $12,585 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. is one of 1,593 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,593 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BELL LABORATORIES, INC.MADISON — 1 federal enforcement record
- NOVOZYMES BIOAG, INC.BROOKFIELD — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITALMCALLEN, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLEMACON, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.BERLIN, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION TANK CAR CO.MARION, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- ACME BRICK COMPANYMALVERN, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- SEE'S CANDIES, INC.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PCC AIRFOILS, LLCDOUGLAS, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONHENDERSON, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.ETOWAH, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locationsParent rollup
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Pesticide and Other in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BELL LABORATORIES, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,593 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BELL LABORATORIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BELL LABORATORIES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $12,585 in total penalties.
- How does BELL LABORATORIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BELL LABORATORIES, INC. operates in the pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. BELL LABORATORIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.11 compared to an industry average of 1.4.