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FOREST RIVER INC

2323 MIDDLEBURY STREET, ELKHART, IN, 46516
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
336112Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 26 years
Violations
20
$5,715 in penalties
Penalties
$5,715
$286 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

FOREST RIVER INC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $5,715 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 59th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FOREST RIVER INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
20
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$5,715
$286 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $5,715 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0213 A1211$1,875Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,500Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III11$1,170Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$1,170Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Mar 2007Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III11Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0211Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211Nov 1999Nov 1999

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3361 within IN. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
59th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
6.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
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 FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IN — for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-063771Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FOREST RIVER
2323 MIDDLEBURY ST · ELKHART, IN, 46516
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 FOREST RIVER INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
608
Last 5 years
212
Last 12 months
30
Units affected
152,715,722

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. Most recent campaign: 2026-05-29. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 177 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$599.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,649

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-02-22Complaint65$2,340
1999-09-14Planned142$3,375

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FOREST RIVER 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 light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FOREST RIVER 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.

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 FOREST RIVER INC's OSHA violation history?
FOREST RIVER INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $5,715 in total penalties.
How does FOREST RIVER INC's safety record compare to its industry?
FOREST RIVER INC operates in the light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.3.