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Firefly Aerospace Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bertram, Texas · Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing · NAICS 336414

1inspections
6citation items
$12,730current penalties
Mar 21, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Firefly Aerospace Inc. once in Texas.

The inspection began on Mar 21, 2019 after a complaint, in Bertram.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $21,216 and now stand at $12,730, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Firefly Aerospace Inc. averages $12,730 (1 cited inspection).

Firefly Aerospace Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Firefly Aerospace Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343871307 OPENED MAR 21, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2019

821 Fm 210, Bertram, TX 78605 · Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8) · Ladders in general industry
 Serious$3,978$2,387Jun 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jun 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,630$3,978Jun 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,630$3,978Jun 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$3,978$2,387Jun 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 4, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Bertram site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 379 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 58 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Firefly Aerospace Briggs
Bertram · 2025
379 1022.41.1
Briggs R&D
Bertram · 2021
350 411.11.1
Firefly Aerospace- Briggs Test Site
Bertram · 2019
221 813.01.1
Briggs Test Facility
Bertram · 2018
140 402.31.1

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)

(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4)

(4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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