Establishment profile
FOAM FABRICATORS INC.
100 FORMAD INDUSTRIAL DR., FORT MADISON, IA, 52627
Operated by Compass Diversified Holdings · 1 of 56 establishments
326140 — Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
EIN 430730823
Summary
FOAM FABRICATORS INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $28,688 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 171 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FOAM FABRICATORS 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $28,688 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $6,526 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,594 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 | 1 | 1 | $5,439 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,885 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II C 1 | 1 | 1 | $3,885 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,797 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | Jun 2009 |
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 3261 within IA. Peer group: 171 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 74 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FOAM FABRICATORS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 FOAM FABRICATORS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FOAM FABRICATORS 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 FOAM FABRICATORS 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 FOAM FABRICATORS 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FOAM FABRICATORS, INC 100 FORMAD INDUSTRIES DRIVE · FORT MADISON, IA, 52627 | Air | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | 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 FOAM FABRICATORS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-23 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $28,126 | |
| 2017-05-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-06-09 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $563 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FOAM FABRICATORS INC. is one of 56 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Compass Diversified Holdings.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Compass Diversified Holdings across all 56 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in polystyrene foam product manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CLINTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Compass Diversified Holdings, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ARNOLD MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGIESMARENGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOAM FABRICATORS, INC.JEFFERSON, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOAM FABRICATORS INCNEW ALBANY, IN — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORP. MAGNETIC SYSTEMSROCHESTER, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- LIFOAM INDUSTRIES, LLCST. PETERSBURG, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOAM FABRICATORS INCJACKSON, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PLYMOUTH FOAM PRODUCTS INCPLYMOUTH, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOAM FABRICATORS INC.BLOOMSBURG, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOAM FABRICATORS OF MINNESOTAMAPLE LAKE, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOAM FABRICATORS OF PA INCMillcreek Township, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Compass Diversified Holdings locationsParent rollup
- Polystyrene Foam Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Polystyrene Foam Product in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FOAM FABRICATORS 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 Compass Diversified Holdings, which operates 56 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FOAM FABRICATORS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FOAM FABRICATORS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $28,688 in total penalties.
- How does FOAM FABRICATORS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FOAM FABRICATORS INC. operates in the polystyrene foam product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. FOAM FABRICATORS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.37 compared to an industry average of 1.5.