Establishment profile
BELL LABORATORIES, INC.
3699 KINSMAN BOULEVARD, MADISON, WI, 53704
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,602 establishments
325320 — Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $10,515 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BELL LABORATORIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $10,515 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 I05 III | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 F02 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 F05 | 1 | 1 | $1,155 | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | $910 | Mar 2004 | Mar 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 II | 1 | 1 | $910 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 D06 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2002 | Apr 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1987 | Dec 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1985 | Jan 1985 |
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 3253 within WI. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 19 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) · Jul 2017
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2017 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Knee(s) | 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 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BELL LABORATORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325320 - PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2021-10-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-10-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-03-27 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-02-18 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $910 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $3,610 | |
| 2002-03-06 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $3,955 | |
| 1995-01-06 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $500 | |
| 1989-12-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-11-12 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $1,300 | |
| 1985-01-11 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-01-10 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $240 |
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 1,602 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 1,602 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.WINDSOR — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNION TANK CAR CO.MARION, OH — 4 federal enforcement records
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITALMCALLEN, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLEMACON, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.BERLIN, NJ — 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. 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 1,602 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 11 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $10,515 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.