Establishment profile
FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.
239 69TH AVE, MERIDIAN, MS, 39307
Operated by Fairbanks Scales Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
333997 — Scale and Balance Manufacturing
Summary
FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 7 years of recorded history, with $13,329 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
33% 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 · $13,329 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $7,956 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $4,831 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $542 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3339 within MS. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 86 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) · Feb 2019 – May 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
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 1, 2021 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2019 | Amputation,Fingertip,Hold-Down Clamp,Pinched,Saw | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FAIRBANKS SCALES 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 FAIRBANKS SCALES 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 FAIRBANKS SCALES 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: 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FAIRBANKS SCALES INC 239 69TH AVE · MERIDIAN, MS, 39307 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 2025 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-09 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $13,329 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Fairbanks Scales Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Fairbanks Scales Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Fairbanks Scales Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FAIRBANKS SCALESSAINT JOHNSBURY, VT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Fairbanks Scales Inc locationsParent rollup
- Scale and Balance ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Scale and Balance in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FAIRBANKS SCALES 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 Fairbanks Scales Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $13,329 in total penalties.
- How does FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FAIRBANKS SCALES INC. operates in the scale and balance manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.42 compared to an industry average of 1.1.