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 15 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 (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
50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $12,405 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 1 | $140 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $600 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $210 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $105 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2001 | Jun 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
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 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) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) 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.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPEARS MANUFACTURING 2152 S LINCOLN AVE · JEROME, ID, 83338 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2024 | 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 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
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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.
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Contact sales →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.