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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY

650 HWY 412 WEST, SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, 72761
Operated by FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC · 1 of 53 establishments

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OSHA inspections
11
over 48 years
Violations
35
$1,160 in penalties
Penalties
$1,160
$33 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $1,160 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17,224 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 35 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product 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 NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
35
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$1,160
$33 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 11

64% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $1,160 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A33$410Nov 1977Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0132$180Nov 1977Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22$330Oct 1980Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101721$120Apr 1981Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Nov 1977Apr 1981
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22Nov 1977Apr 1981
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511$60Jun 1981Jun 1981
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 III11$60Nov 1977Nov 1977
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111Jan 1991Jan 1991
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 II11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 III11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0020 G0211Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II11Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IV11Apr 1981Apr 1981
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Apr 1981Apr 1981
29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 II11Apr 1981Apr 1981
29 CFR 1910.0107 H0611Mar 1981Mar 1981
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11Mar 1981Mar 1981
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811Oct 1980Oct 1980

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 17,224 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
2.8
vs industry
TRIR
2.8
vs industry

Reported for 35 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
7
Complaint
3
Follow-up
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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 35+ years. Most recent activity: 35 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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AR — for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
2

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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO 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.). 5 cases · 3 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-RD-226445Representation electionAug 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-167110Unfair labor practiceJan 2016Oct 2017ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-RD-157795Representation electionAug 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
26-CA-022980Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Apr 2008ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
26-CA-021556Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004May 2004ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. 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
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC
650 U.S. HWY. 412 W. · SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, 72761
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2007View →

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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The switch used to operate the reclining function can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2015-05-07. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC. (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$241K
Awards (all-time)
11

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
1991-01-10Complaint1$0
1988-12-15Planned0$0
1987-11-24Complaint5$0
1985-12-03Planned0$0
1983-01-26Planned0$0
1981-05-13Planned11$350
1981-04-07Planned125$390
1981-03-04Planned2$0
1980-12-16Follow-up0$0
1980-10-15Complaint31$240
1977-10-20Planned11$180

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY is one of 53 establishments rolled up under the parent organization FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC across all 53 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FRANKLIN ELECTRIC 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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC, which operates 53 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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $1,160 in total penalties.