Establishment profile
FUTURE FOAM INC.
520 S. PAYTON ST., NEWTON, KS, 67114
326140 — Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
EIN 420836191
Summary
FUTURE FOAM INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $37,965 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 176 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FUTURE FOAM 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
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 22 citations in this view · $37,965 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,667 | Nov 2003 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 2 | 2 | $638 | Apr 1974 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $10,121 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 A | 1 | 1 | $10,121 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0501 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0451 G01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0454 A | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0451 B01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Nov 2003 | Nov 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $850 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $844 | Nov 2003 | Nov 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $844 | Nov 2003 | Nov 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $844 | Nov 2003 | Nov 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $638 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $638 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $638 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2015 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2006 | Jan 2006 |
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 in NAICS 3261 within KS. Peer group: 176 employers. This establishment has 32 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 56 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · May 2020
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2020 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2020 | Board,Broken Bone,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Hip,Lift | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 FUTURE FOAM INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FUTURE FOAM 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 FUTURE FOAM 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 FUTURE FOAM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FUTURE FOAM, INC 520 S PAYTON ST · NEWTON, KS, 67114 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2023 | 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 FUTURE FOAM INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-08 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $20,241 | |
| 2015-03-19 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-12-15 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $3,942 | |
| 2003-10-16 | Planned | 10 | 7 | $4,782 | |
| 1997-07-31 | Unprogrammed Related | 8 | 7 | $9,000 | |
| 1974-03-15 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in polystyrene foam product manufacturing within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ACH FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.KANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FUTURE FOAM 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FUTURE FOAM INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FUTURE FOAM INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $37,964.5 in total penalties.
- How does FUTURE FOAM INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FUTURE FOAM INC. operates in the polystyrene foam product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. FUTURE FOAM INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.76 compared to an industry average of 1.5.