Inspection 348097270 OPENED MAR 10, 2025Closed
301 S Promise Land Road, Blytheville, AR 72315 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Nibco Inc. 7 times in Arkansas since 1982.
The latest one began on Mar 10, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Blytheville.
Those inspections ended with 21 citation items: 15 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $62,812 and now stand at $31,806, 49% lower after settlements or reviews.
Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.215.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Nibco Inc. averages $16,131 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Nibco Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346891815 OPENED AUG 8, 2023Closed
301 S Promise Land Road, Blytheville, AR 72315 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 8, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when bend gates close on head
At 5:30 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was making repairs to the bend gates of a blow molding machine and welding a metal plate onto the sand bin door. A coworker was assisting by using a chain hoist to lower a bucket with equipment and the tools down to the employee. The employee instructed the coworker to plug in the air hose which caused the bend doors to close on his neck. The coworker ran down and saw the bend gates had closed on the employee's neck and ran to get help. The employee suffered lacerations and blunt force trauma to his head, neck, left ear, and right jaw and subsequently died due to his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $16,131 | $16,131 | Feb 7, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $16,131 | $0 | Feb 7, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 339317513 OPENED AUG 15, 2013Closed
4747 No. State Highway 151, Blytheville, AR 72315 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.22(c) · General requirements |
Serious | $7,000 | $5,000 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,000 | $3,400 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $5,000 | $0 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $5,000 | $0 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d) · Overhead and gantry cranes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 21, 2014 | Final |
Inspection 123380198 OPENED JUN 14, 1995Closed
4747 N. Highway 151, Blytheville, AR 72316 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $975 | $488 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,625 | $812 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $975 | $488 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $975 | $488 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.107(b)(6) · Spray painting and finishing |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1995 | Closed |
Inspection 849059 OPENED JUN 21, 1984Closed
Hwy 18 East, Blytheville, AR 72315 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 16580094 OPENED FEB 3, 1983Closed
Industrial Park Hwy 18 East, Blytheville, AR 72315 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 16635153 OPENED SEP 22, 1982Closed
Industrial Park Hwy 18 East, Blytheville, AR 72315 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
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 Blytheville site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 261 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 143 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/28 - Blytheville Blytheville · 2025 | 261 | 6 | 3 | 2.3 | 5.4 |
| NIBCO Blytheville Blytheville · 2023 | 236 | 12 | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 14, 2025, Blytheville: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee's hand was caught in a pinch point in the area of a conveyor for a flask running out of a foundry molding machine. The employee's ring finger was crushed and partially amputated at the base.
Aug 29, 2018, Blytheville: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, n.e.c. · body systems
A temporary employee was pouring hot metal at a foundry when he began suffering from cramps. He left work and was hospitalized for dehydration.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i)
(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(6)
(6) Frontal area. Each spray booth having a frontal area larger than 9 square feet shall have a metal deflector or curtain not less than 2 1/2 inches deep installed at the upper outer edge of the booth over the opening.
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5)
(5) Combustible residues, areas. Unless specifically approved for locations containing both deposits of readily ignitable residue and explosive vapors, there shall be no electrical equipment in any spraying area, whereon deposits of combustible residues may readily accumulate, except wiring in rigid conduit or in boxes or fittings containing no taps, splices, or terminal connections.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other iron foundries employers in Arkansas
- Granges Americas Inc. Newport · 4 citations · $43,553
- Matthews International Corporation Searcy · 35 citations · $20,357
- Corbitt Manufacturing Company Paragould · 19 citations · $81,500
- Baldor Electric Company Fort Smith · 22 citations · $5,895
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