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WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3)

1955 BRUNNER DRIVE, WAUPACA, WI, 54981
Operated by Waupaca Foundry, Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 390880924

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OSHA inspections
7
over 12 years
Violations
9
$34,346 in penalties
Penalties
$34,346
$3,816 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $34,346 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 59th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) 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, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
7
0.6 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
9
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$34,346
$3,816 avg / violation
78% serious22% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

39th

Below average violations in NAICS 3315 within WI. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $11,242
Inspection frequency
59th
peer median: 4

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
6.3
vs industry
+3.3
TRIR
9.5
vs industry
+4.0

Reported for 729 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
9.5
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
1
Complaint
1
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) · May 2015 – Mar 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
9
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
5
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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 8, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingThigh(s)Hospitalized
Apr 5, 2023Compressed or pinched between two stationary objectsFingertip(s)Amputation
Nov 3, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Jun 5, 2019Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Oct 17, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Jul 13, 2017Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Oct 9, 2016Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedJaw, chinHospitalized
Jun 29, 2016Contact with objects and equipment, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
May 25, 2015Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(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

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). 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 WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3). Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-02-02Monitoring0$0
2018-02-02Monitoring0$0
2016-10-13Referral0$0
2016-07-22Complaint22$6,236
2016-03-09Planned21$10,000
2014-06-25Referral32$5,610
2013-09-11Follow-up22$12,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Waupaca Foundry, Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) 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 Waupaca Foundry, Inc, which operates 10 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.

Frequently asked

What is WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3)'s OSHA violation history?
WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $34,345.6 in total penalties.
How does WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3)'s safety record compare to its industry?
WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3) operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 2,3)'s self-reported DART rate is 6.27 compared to an industry average of 3.