BAY FABRICATION INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BAY FABRICATION INC. — a mineral wool manufacturing facility located at 2929 WALKER DRIVE, GREEN BAY, WI 54311 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 16 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $125,000.00. The inspection case was opened on 2016-08-05.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $125,000.00 is more than 14.9× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 327993). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.

State Context: Within WI, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 43,331 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,505.68.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 16 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 12 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 3 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning January 13, 2017 with the latest abatement deadline set for March 22, 2017. Of the 16 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $125,000.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $7,812.50 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement action against Bay Fabrication Inc. reveals a catastrophic breakdown in fundamental industrial hygiene and mechanical safety protocols. The citation profile is defined by a dangerous intersection of chemical overexposure and mechanical hazards, specifically targeting failures in respiratory protection (1910.134) and formaldehyde management (1910.1048). For workers, these violations translated to immediate risks of acute respiratory distress and long-term carcinogenic exposure, exacerbated by the facility’s failure to provide adequate medical surveillance and hazard communication. The $125,000 penalty total is significantly higher than the industry average for mineral wool manufacturing, driven largely by the "Repeat" classification of machine guarding (1910.212) and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) violations. The presence of repeated 1910.147 violations is particularly damning, signaling a systemic refusal to implement energy control procedures despite prior OSHA intervention. By failing to ensure machines were properly de-energized or guarded, the employer effectively normalized a "high-gravity" environment where amputation or crushing injuries were a constant threat. The gravity ratings of 10 across multiple standards indicate that OSHA investigators found the probability of severe injury or death to be near-certain. This record depicts an organization that viewed safety compliance as an optional administrative burden rather than a core operational requirement, demonstrating a persistent failure to rectify known hazardous patterns in both chemical handling and mechanical safety.