Establishment profile
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC
400 EAST SPRING STREET, BLUFFTON, IN, 46714
Operated by FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC · 1 of 53 establishments
EIN 350827455
Summary
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC has accumulated 95 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $30,070 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,557 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
69% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 44 citations in this view · $15,935 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $2,135 | Sep 1974 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 3 | 3 | $1,760 | Jul 1976 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 3 | 3 | $640 | May 1973 | Feb 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 3 | 3 | $375 | May 1973 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 3 | 3 | $200 | May 1973 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $2,650 | Dec 1978 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $1,700 | Dec 1978 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | $975 | Feb 1998 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 2 | 2 | $890 | Dec 1978 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 2 | 2 | $675 | May 1973 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III | 2 | 2 | $200 | Aug 1999 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $200 | Aug 1999 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 2 | 2 | $35 | May 1973 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | May 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1997 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | Feb 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1973 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N04 | 1 | 1 | $1,900 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 040004 | 1 | 1 | $1,600 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 59,557 employers. This establishment has 95 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 38 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
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. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC. 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 FRANKLIN ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-20 | Planned | 31 | 19 | $7,745 | |
| 2000-11-16 | Complaint | 5 | — | $400 | |
| 1999-06-15 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-01-14 | Complaint | 9 | 6 | $4,225 | |
| 1997-05-14 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-03-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-12-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-08-28 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $750 | |
| 1978-11-28 | Complaint | 16 | 14 | $15,620 | |
| 1977-05-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-03-29 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $420 | |
| 1976-10-08 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-07-07 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $770 | |
| 1974-09-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-05-08 | Complaint | 19 | — | $140 |
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 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
Other establishments operated by FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INCJACKSONVILLE, AR — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANYSILOAM SPRINGS, AR — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY INCGLEN ALLEN, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC INCBRADENTON, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CORPBROOKLYN, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.COLUMBIA, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRICLAKEVIEW, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COPittsburgh, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.IRMO, SC — 1 federal enforcement record
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC COMPANY INCHENRICO, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FRANKLIN ELECTRIC 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.
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- What is FRANKLIN ELECTRIC's OSHA violation history?
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 95 violations and $30,070 in total penalties.