OSHA has inspected Future Foam Inc. 7 times in Kansas since 1974.
The latest one began on May 8, 2020 on a referral, in Newton.
Those inspections ended with 32 citation items: 24 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $59,246 and now stand at $37,964, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.
Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.451.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Future Foam Inc. averages $10,120 (2 cited inspections).
Future Foam Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Kansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
45employers cited
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Incident on May 5, 2020: Employee crawling on board covering lift falls and breaks hi
At 6:00 a.m. on May 5, 2020, an employee was crawling on a board that covered a lift. The employee fell approximately 5 feet and broke his hip. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Newton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 53 workers: 7.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Future Foam Inc
Newton · 2025
53
4
1
7.6
2.6
Future Foam Inc.
Newton · 2024
53
0
0
0.0
2.6
Future Foam
Newton · 2022
56
8
4
14.3
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 5, 2020, Newton: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
A temporary employee fell from a board to the ground about 5 feet below. The board was on top of a retracted scissor lift. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a broken hip that required surgery.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
