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FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY

1941 BESS TOWN RD., BESSEMER CITY, NC, 28016
Operated by Farris Fab & Machine
333999All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 561241443

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OSHA inspections
4
over 29 years
Violations
21
$1,050 in penalties
Penalties
$1,050
$50 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $1,050 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 127 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
21
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$1,050
$50 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $1,050 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0122Oct 1996Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I11$250Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0094 C04 I11$250Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$150Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$150Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$150Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$100Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I11Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA11Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0111Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0094 C04 IV11Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Oct 1996Oct 1996

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3339 within NC. Peer group: 127 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $800
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 1

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
5.1
vs industry
+3.8
TRIR
8.4
vs industry
+6.4

Reported for 250 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.4
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

Planned
3
Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. 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 FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-06-25Complaint0$0
2009-08-14Planned11$100
2004-06-08Planned147$450
1996-09-12Planned63$500

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

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Part of a larger organization

FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Farris Fab & Machine.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Farris Fab & Machine across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY 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 Farris Fab & Machine.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $1,050 in total penalties.
How does FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY operates in the all other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. FARRIS FAB & MACHINE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 5.14 compared to an industry average of 1.3.