Establishment profile
AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC
11 SUBURBAN PARK DRIVE, BILLERICA, MA, 01821
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 831463990
Summary
AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $11,450 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
86% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $11,450 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,600 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,785 | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I B | 1 | 1 | $1,215 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 V | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D10 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1985 | Nov 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1983 | Mar 1983 |
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 3328 within MA. Peer group: 157 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 52 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught By,Finger,Jammed | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOTCO METAL FINISHING LLC 11 SUBURBAN PARK DR · BILLERICA, MA, 01821 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 6 | 2 | 0 | — | Jan 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Smithsonian InstitutionIGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2016-01-13$3,504
- Department of DefenseANODIZE TITANIUM PLUGScontract · Last action 2023-08-07$450
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332813 - ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Last action: 2023-08-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-27 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,785 | |
| 2018-09-27 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,600 | |
| 2014-01-16 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $3,665 | |
| 1994-01-25 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,400 | |
| 1987-07-31 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-25 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-03-10 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 |
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 AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC 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 AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $11,449.6 in total penalties.
- How does AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.