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SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

1311 SO. I ST., FORT SMITH, AR, 72901
Operated by HHS EVS · 1 of 30 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 811432131

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OSHA inspections
4
over 42 years
Violations
20
$25,301 in penalties
Penalties
$25,301
$1,265 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $25,301 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
20
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$25,301
$1,265 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $25,301 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIIA132$6,713Nov 1994May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIIB131$5,400May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 I11$2,700May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIIA211$2,700May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIA11$2,700May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1904.0008 A11$1,800May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIIA411$1,313Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,080May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 I11$656Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 1926.0404 B01 I11$240May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 VIIA11May 2006May 2006
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0411Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 1926.0302 E0111May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0350 H11Nov 1983Nov 1983

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6221 within AR. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
86th
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−3.9

Reported for 96 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
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.2
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
3
Complaint
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) · Aug 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping

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
Aug 19, 2015Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized

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
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$992
Employees affected
1

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 · 2 violations · $992 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeAug 2007121$992

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. 1 case · 2 violations · $992 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2005 – Aug 2007General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFLSA21$992

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 SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. 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 SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1311 SOUTH I STREET · FORT SMITH, AR, 72901
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2006View →

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 SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$4.6M
Awards
36
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$4.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$4.6M
Department of Defense$7K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FY10 - FT. SMITH CBOC LAB SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2009-10-01
    $840,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FY09 - FT. SMITH CBOC LAB SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $830,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LEASE SPACE FOR CBOC
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $524,681
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FT. SMITH CBOC RADIOLOGY
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $450,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ANNUAL RENT
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $428,809
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LABORATORY SERVICES - CBOC, FT. SMITH, AR
    contract · Last action 2009-06-04
    $204,573
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $178,826
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES - CBOC, FT. SMITH, AR - FY 10
    contract · Last action 2010-01-14
    $138,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES - CBOC, FT. SMITH, AR - FY09
    contract · Last action 2009-08-28
    $101,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FOR FT SMITH
    contract · Last action 2008-05-01
    $77,207
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FOR FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2008-06-01
    $73,061
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FOR FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2007-11-01
    $70,453
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB FOR FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2007-12-01
    $68,640
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-03-01
    $68,065
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2008-04-01
    $65,036
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $60,144
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LABORATORY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-01-01
    $58,145
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2008-02-01
    $40,782
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LABORATORY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-09-01
    $40,090
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-04-01
    $40,051
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES FOR FT SMITH
    contract · Last action 2008-05-01
    $36,683
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-03-01
    $36,300
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-01-01
    $35,575
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2008-07-01
    $35,133
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY FOR FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2007-12-01
    $35,113
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2008-09-01
    $34,049
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES FT SMITH
    contract · Last action 2008-06-01
    $28,894
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2007-11-01
    $11,880
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICE, NON-PERSONAL, OPTION YEAR 1
    contract · Last action 2008-06-03
    $3,652
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICE, NON-PERSONAL
    contract · Last action 2008-08-24
    $2,715
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2008-08-01
    $2,454
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB SERVICES FOR THE FT SMITH CBOC
    contract · Last action 2008-02-01
    $987
  • Department of Defense
    MEDICAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2009-08-06
    $900
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROVIDE AND INSTALL TELEPHONES FOR ROOM 44 AT THE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $350
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOLOGY SERVICES - CBOC, FT. SMITH, AR
    contract · Last action 2009-12-08
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICE, NON-PERSONAL
    contract · Last action 2008-06-02
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 621999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Last action: 2010-01-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-01-11Planned1210$21,780
1994-11-03Complaint53$3,281
1990-05-03Planned21$240
1983-11-08Planned1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is one of 30 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HHS EVS.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HHS EVS across all 30 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 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 HHS EVS, which operates 30 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $25,301 in total penalties.
How does SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.