Establishment profile
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
200 S. COMMERCE DRIVE, WACO, TX, 76710
313230 — Nonwoven Fabric Mills
EIN 470812946
Summary
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS has accumulated 95 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $309,585 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 46 citations in this view · $246,310 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 7 | 2 | $9,282 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $64,477 | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 3 | 3 | $58,457 | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 3 | 1 | $6,020 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $56,000 | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $5,229 | Jun 2011 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $4,207 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 2 | 2 | $4,207 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 2 | 2 | $3,682 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $3,682 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 2 | 2 | $2,457 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C03 | 2 | 2 | $2,457 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $1,750 | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,606 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 2 | 2 | $1,225 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2005 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIA | 1 | 1 | $2,772 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2012 |
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 3132 within TX. Peer group: 17 employers. This establishment has 95 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 156 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) · Apr 2015 – Mar 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2023 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| May 24, 2017 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Apr 1, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Hand(s), unspecified | 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 24, 2017 | Amputation,Fan Blade,Finger,Struck By | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 17 violations · $21,282 in backwages · $1,980 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2007 – Dec 2022 | 3 | 17 | 15 | $21,282 | $1,980 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 3 cases · 17 violations · $21,282 in backwages · $1,980 in civil penalties · 15 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 – Dec 2022 | Nonwoven Fabric Mills | FLSA | 3 | 2 | $20,469 | — |
| Apr 2009 – Apr 2011 | Nonwoven Fabric Mills | FLSA | 10 | 9 | $716 | $1,980 |
| May 2005 – May 2007 | All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | FLSA | 4 | 4 | $96 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOBBS BONDED FIBERS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOBBS BONDED FIBERS. 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 HOBBS BONDED FIBERS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOBBS BONDED FIBERS. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS 4920 FRANKLIN AVE · WACO, TX, 76710 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS 200 COMMERCE DR · WACO, TX, 76710 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 HOBBS BONDED FIBERS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationINSULATIONcontract · Last action 2008-08-07$83,700
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 313230 - NONWOVEN FABRIC MILLS. Last action: 2008-08-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-04-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-04-08 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-09-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-09-20 | Referral | 16 | 8 | $41,580 | |
| 2011-08-29 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | |
| 2011-03-08 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,520 | |
| 2011-02-23 | Referral | 3 | — | $6,020 | |
| 2011-01-03 | Complaint | 32 | 32 | $64,440 | |
| 2008-01-17 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-01-17 | Monitoring | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-05-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-05-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-12-12 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-12-12 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-02-10 | Planned | 12 | 9 | $21,600 | |
| 2005-02-10 | Planned | 29 | 25 | $167,125 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOBBS BONDED FIBERS 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 HOBBS BONDED FIBERS's OSHA violation history?
- HOBBS BONDED FIBERS has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 95 violations and $309,585 in total penalties.
- How does HOBBS BONDED FIBERS's safety record compare to its industry?
- HOBBS BONDED FIBERS operates in the nonwoven fabric mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. HOBBS BONDED FIBERS's self-reported DART rate is 3.72 compared to an industry average of 1.5.