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HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY

101 TRADE SQUARE EAST, TROY, OH, 45373
Operated by Illinois Tool Works · 1 of 155 establishments
333992Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
27
over 52 years
Violations
208
$119,720 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
7 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY has accumulated 208 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $119,720 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 215 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
27
0.5 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
208
4.0 / yr
Penalties
$119,720
$576 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
17 of 27
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 27

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 54 citations in this view · $32,975 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0188$9,900Feb 1975May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II44$2,970Aug 1976Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0133$500Jul 1976Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0133$450Nov 1973Sep 1987
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0233$385Nov 1973Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0133$250Nov 1974Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504533$180Feb 1975Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933Nov 1974Nov 1981
5A000121$5,400Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$4,000Aug 1980Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0122$3,000Feb 1975Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0422$2,700Feb 1975Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0242 B22$2,700Sep 1987Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0122$200Feb 1975Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0522$110Feb 1975Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0922$90Nov 1974Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04000422$60Feb 1975Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IID022$30Nov 1974Feb 1975
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0122$25Nov 1973Dec 1981
29 CFR 1910.0252 E02 III22$25Nov 1973Feb 1975

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3339 within OH. Peer group: 215 employers. This establishment has 208 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,517
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
0.9
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
+0.7

Reported for 112 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
7
Complaint
17
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Dec 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Dec 22, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.04x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
81534
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$72K
Awards
24
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$32K
Company-wide — ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (across 71 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$65.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$216.0M
Awards (all-time)
5,604

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$32K
Department of Justice$26K
Department of Defense$8K
Department of Veterans Affairs$7K
Largest awards
  • Department of Homeland Security
    30 KVA POWER CONVERTER
    contract · Last action 2009-07-29
    $19,635
  • Department of Defense
    DISTRIBUTION BOX
    contract · Last action 2008-05-08
    $7,595
  • Department of Justice
    VARIOUS PARTS FOR FCC YAZOO CITY FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S FRYER, OVEN, AND KETTLE: 3 EACH PILOT ASSEMBLY, 3 EACH HIGH LIMIT, 3 EACH T-STAT, 3 EACH PILOT TUBE ASSEMBLY, 3 EACH ELECTRODE MANUAL, 4 EACH AUTO ELECTRODE, 1 EACH CONTROL BOARD, 4 EACH GAS BOARD, 2 EACH GAS VALVE, 2 EACH AUTO FIRING DEVICE, 2 EACH DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY, 2 EACH PUMP, GAS GENERATOR, 110 V, 2 EACH BLOWERS
    contract · Last action 2011-07-19
    $7,158
  • Department of Justice
    REPAIRS TO SLICER
    contract · Last action 2009-12-17
    $5,177
  • Department of Justice
    1 PC GASKET KIT @ $18.87; 1 PC MOTOR 208 VOLT 3 PHASE MOTOR @$2,075.60; 7 PC STERO P55-1133 HEATER ELEMENTS @ $254.62; 2 PC STEREO P65-1185T @ $341.62; 4HR LABOR @ $89.00; 1 FREIGHT @$150.00
    contract · Last action 2010-09-02
    $5,066
  • Department of Justice
    REPAIR TO BAND SAW
    contract · Last action 2009-09-03
    $4,393
  • Department of Homeland Security
    TRAINING TO BE CONDUCTED IN HAWAII FOR THE HOBART CART
    contract · Last action 2008-04-22
    $4,260
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DALLAS CAT 2 CASREP. GALLEY OVEN. TECH REP TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPAIR/REBUILD OVEN.
    contract · Last action 2012-08-09
    $3,814
  • Department of Justice
    PARTS
    contract · Last action 2011-02-24
    $3,707
  • Department of Homeland Security
    REPAIR OF HOBART CART
    contract · Last action 2008-04-22
    $2,002
  • Department of Homeland Security
    REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2008-12-29
    $1,940
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE KITCHEN CONVECTION OVENS
    contract · Last action 2008-06-19
    $1,590
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    P/N, 437044-1, MOTOR- CONVEYOR DRIVE.
    contract · Last action 2007-12-14
    $1,376
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-08-27
    $970
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    223488-8 BREAKER, 480V 3 PHASE.
    contract · Last action 2008-07-31
    $809
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CIRCUT BREAKER 480 VOLT 3 PHASE
    contract · Last action 2008-04-17
    $809
  • Department of Homeland Security
    contract · Last action 2008-11-05
    $680
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    P/N, 00271006-00001 SOLENOID VALVE.
    contract · Last action 2007-12-13
    $561
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-05
    $226
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    P/N, 00292909, VACUUM BREAKER, 1/2". (E/C, B-7)
    contract · Last action 2008-01-24
    $218
  • Department of Homeland Security
    TRAINING FOR DCCM EVANS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-22
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    PROCUREMENT OF (15) 140 KVA HAWK SYSTEM POWER UNITS ENGINE, MODEL NUMBER 140CH20F, CONUS AND OCONUS TRAINING, AND SPARE PARTS FOR THE COUNTRY OF JORDAN.
    contract · Last action 2010-09-02
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    4600047260!METER,TIME TOTALIZI
    contract · Last action 2008-01-24
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    POWER SUPPLY (SEE LIST BELOW)
    contract · Last action 2007-12-04
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335312 - MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2012-08-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-19Complaint0$0
2015-12-29Referral11$5,000
2011-09-02Planned4033$75,300
2011-09-02Planned1712$22,400
2002-03-06Planned21$2,000
1995-12-15Complaint22$1,000
1995-12-15Complaint32$2,000
1987-07-20Complaint3317$4,650
1981-09-30Planned2218$2,460
1980-07-31Complaint21$280
1980-06-24Complaint0$0
1980-04-30Planned11$640
1980-03-27Complaint0$0
1980-01-09Complaint0$0
1979-11-05Complaint0$0
1979-07-02Complaint0$0
1979-05-01Follow-up0$0
1979-03-13Complaint31$1,890
1979-01-22Complaint0$0
1978-12-14Complaint0$0
1976-12-09Complaint11$510
1976-06-29Planned7$550
1975-01-21Planned48$840
1974-12-18Follow-up0$0
1974-11-15Complaint2$30
1974-10-22Complaint9$70
1973-09-24Complaint5$100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY is one of 155 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Illinois Tool Works.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Illinois Tool Works across all 155 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOBART BROTHERS 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 Illinois Tool Works, which operates 155 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 208 violations and $119,720 in total penalties.
How does HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY operates in the welding and soldering equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.1. HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.91 compared to an industry average of 0.8.