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RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION

1011 E. MAIN STREET, MADISON, WI, 53703
Operated by Research Products Corporation · 1 of 4 establishments
333413Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 390566098

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OSHA inspections
11
over 51 years
Violations
15
$26,160 in penalties
Penalties
$26,160
$1,744 avg
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $26,160 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and CPSC product recalls 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
15
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$26,160
$1,744 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 11

45% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $26,160 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,675Mar 2003Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22Jun 1995Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,655Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$9,655Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$4,000Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA11$650Jun 1995Jun 1995
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$525Jun 1995Jun 1995
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0311Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0111Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.1030 C02 IA11Mar 2003Mar 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11Jun 1995Jun 1995
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IC11Jun 1995Jun 1995

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3334 within WI. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $3,318
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

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
4.5
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
6.5
vs industry
+3.6

Reported for 261 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.5
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
5
Complaint
3
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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) · Mar 2021

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
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 16, 2021Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation

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
Mar 16, 2021Activated,Air Hose,Assembling,Avulsion,Blade,Boxes,Cutter,E GI IV (no lockout),Electric Cord,Filter,Finger,Fingertip,Jammed,Lockout/Tagout,Manufacturing,Reaching In,Surgical Amputation,Thumb1

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
4
Certified
4
Avg wage ratio
1.17x
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 RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION. 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). 3 facilities · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORP
1015 E MAIN ST · MADISON, WI, 53703
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00View →
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORP
210 INGERSOLL · MADISON, WI, 53703
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORP
130 S INGERSOLL · MADISON, WI, 53703
RCRANo 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3349183
Operation
C

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$30K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2014-11-12. Most recent: 2014-11-12. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The recalled steam humidifiers containing a specific type of electrode wire with a "D" shaped connector can loosen causing arcing and/or overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2023-06-22. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Research Products Recalls Steam Humidifiers Due to Fire Hazard
#23231
Jun 2023The recalled steam humidifiers containing a specific type of electrode wire with a "D" shaped connector can loosen causing arcing and/or overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-03-30Referral33$19,310
2016-04-12Referral11$4,000
2011-06-28Complaint0$0
2008-09-23Complaint2$1,000
2003-02-13Planned41$675
2000-11-06Planned0$0
1999-06-07Planned0$0
1995-05-16Planned51$1,175
1995-05-16Planned0$0
1994-03-04Complaint0$0
1974-08-21Follow-up0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Research Products Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Research Products Corporation across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in industrial and commercial fan and blower and air purification equipment manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 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 Research Products Corporation, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $26,160 in total penalties.
How does RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION operates in the industrial and commercial fan and blower and air purification equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. RESEARCH PRODUCTS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 4.49 compared to an industry average of 1.8.