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WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.

122 E BAYFIELD ST., WASHBURN, WI, 54891
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 391234621

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OSHA inspections
16
over 49 years
Violations
97
$17,663 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC. has accumulated 97 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $17,663 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 180 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
16
0.3 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
97
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$17,663
$182 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 16
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 16

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 38 citations in this view · $11,708 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0444$675Apr 1981Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.1000 E44Mar 1977Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.1000 C33$750Mar 1977Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0122$970Jan 1985Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122$600Nov 1979Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0122$300Jul 1990Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$280Sep 1984Jul 1990
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$200Feb 1987Jul 1990
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0222$150Jan 1985Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0094 A03 IA22$25Oct 1978Nov 1979
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0322Sep 1984Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0222Jan 1985Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I22Jan 1985Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0511$2,205Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 C07 I11$1,103Nov 2012Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$1,050Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,050Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$1,000Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211$750Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$600Mar 1994Mar 1994

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within WI. Peer group: 180 employers. This establishment has 97 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $11,328
Inspection frequency
84th
peer median: 5

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
4.3
vs industry
+1.3
TRIR
10.8
vs industry
+5.3

Reported for 45 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.8
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
8
Complaint
3
Referral
1
Follow-up
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. 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 WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.. 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
WASHBURN IRON WORKS INC
112 E BAYFIELD ST · WASHBURN, WI, 54891
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 2012View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-06-04Planned44$3,308
2001-01-23Planned6$0
1994-01-20Complaint2720$9,350
1991-11-25Follow-up21$1,025
1991-09-03Monitoring0$0
1990-08-08Planned44$575
1990-06-26Planned2014$2,610
1987-02-24Planned6$0
1984-10-15Referral74$680
1984-09-06Planned5$0
1981-11-12Planned1$0
1981-07-07Follow-up0$0
1981-04-13Planned103$90
1979-11-01Complaint2$25
1978-10-02Follow-up1$0
1977-01-11Complaint22$0

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 WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 97 violations and $17,662.5 in total penalties.
How does WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC. operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. WASHBURN IRON WORKS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.31 compared to an industry average of 3.