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HOBBS BONDED FIBERS

200 S. COMMERCE DRIVE, WACO, TX, 76710
313230Nonwoven Fabric Mills
EIN 470812946

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OSHA inspections
20
over 21 years
Violations
95
$309,585 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 8 OSHA follow-ups

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

Inspections
20
1.0 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
95
4.5 / yr
Penalties
$309,585
$3,259 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 20
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 20

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000172$9,282Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$64,477Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$58,457Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0131$6,020Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$56,000Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$5,229Jun 2011Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0122$4,207Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0122$4,207Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III22$3,682Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$3,682Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0422$2,457Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0322$2,457Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I22$1,750Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122$1,606Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0138 A22$1,225Aug 2005Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II22Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22Aug 2005Mar 2012
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311$12,500Aug 2005Aug 2005
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IC11$6,300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIA11$2,772Mar 2012Mar 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

100th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $7,240
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
3.7
vs industry
+2.2
TRIR
5.0
vs industry
+2.8

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

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.0
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
2
Complaint
4
Referral
4
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) · Apr 2015 – Mar 2023 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 29, 2023Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
May 24, 2017Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Apr 1, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
May 24, 2017Amputation,Fan Blade,Finger,Struck By11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

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)

Cases
3
Back wages owed
$21,282
Employees affected
15

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMay 2007 – Dec 202231715$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 periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2020 – Dec 2022Nonwoven Fabric MillsFLSA32$20,469
Apr 2009 – Apr 2011Nonwoven Fabric MillsFLSA109$716$1,980
May 2005 – May 2007All Other Miscellaneous ManufacturingFLSA44$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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
4920 FRANKLIN AVE · WACO, TX, 76710
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
200 COMMERCE DR · WACO, TX, 76710
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$84K
Awards
1
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$84K
Largest awards
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    INSULATION
    contract · 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-06-08Referral0$0
2015-04-13Follow-up0$0
2015-04-08Referral0$0
2013-09-10Follow-up0$0
2011-09-20Referral168$41,580
2011-08-29Complaint11$6,300
2011-03-08Complaint11$2,520
2011-02-23Referral3$6,020
2011-01-03Complaint3232$64,440
2008-01-17Monitoring0$0
2008-01-17Monitoring1$0
2007-05-14Monitoring0$0
2007-05-14Monitoring0$0
2006-12-12Monitoring0$0
2006-12-12Monitoring0$0
2006-05-31Monitoring0$0
2006-05-31Monitoring0$0
2005-11-01Complaint0$0
2005-02-10Planned129$21,600
2005-02-10Planned2925$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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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.