Establishment profile
A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
860 SALEM STREET, GROVELAND, MA, 01834
339991 — Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing
Summary
A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $14,165 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 162 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $14,165 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $8,065 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G03 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $60 | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1991 | Feb 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1989 | Jul 1989 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within MA. Peer group: 162 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 491 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AW CHESTERTON 860 SALEM ST. · GROVELAND, MA, 01834 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 2 | 1 | — | Nov 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $8,065 | |
| 2018-11-08 | Planned | 1 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2012-03-26 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $3,000 | |
| 1991-09-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-01-14 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $410 | |
| 1989-05-31 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $690 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $14,165 in total penalties.
- How does A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY operates in the gasket, packing, and sealing device manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.39 compared to an industry average of 1.2.