Establishment profile
SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.
2152 S LINCOLN AVE, JEROME, ID, 83338
326122 — Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
Summary
SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $12,405 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within ID. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 270 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) · Jun 2015 – Apr 2025 · 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-04-06 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $11,000 | |
| 2016-11-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-03-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-07-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-02-13 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $600 | |
| 2001-05-31 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-05-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-04-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-10 | Planned | 19 | 14 | $805 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing within ID, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FREEDOM PLASTICS, INCPRESTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERSTATE PLASTIC INC.POST FALLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPUNSTRAND, INC.WALLACE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IDState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Pipe and in IDIndustry × state cross-filter
Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.
Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO. 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.
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.
Frequently asked
- What is SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $12,405 in total penalties.
- How does SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO. operates in the plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. SPEARS MANUFACTURING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.02 compared to an industry average of 1.9.