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BEACON PRESS INC. is a newspaper publishers employer in BIDDEFORD, ME. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $12,252 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

BEACON PRESS INC.

457 ALFRED STREET, BIDDEFORD, ME, 04005

511110 Top companies in Newspaper Publishers

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$12,252 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
0.8
Industry Avg DART
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$12,252
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
Yes

Data Insights

History Span
15 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$2,450 avg per violation$6,126 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$12,252 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

92%
Worse than most peers
vs 14 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
85%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
85%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
312454
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the newspaper publishers industry in ME, BEACON PRESS INC. ranks in the 92th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 14 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 85th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 85th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.8 for the newspaper publishers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BEACON PRESS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BEACON PRESS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $12,252 in total penalties.
How does BEACON PRESS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BEACON PRESS INC. operates in the newspaper publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEACON PRESS INC. of BIDDEFORD, ME from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if BEACON PRESS INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.