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ASPEN AEROGELS INC.

30 FORBES RD., BLDG B, NORTHBORO, MA, 01532
Operated by ASPEN AEROGELS INC · 1 of 3 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 21 years
Violations
7
$5,000 in penalties
Penalties
$5,000
$714 avg

Summary

ASPEN AEROGELS INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 21 years of recorded history, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ASPEN AEROGELS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
7
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,000
$714 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $5,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$1,175Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0111$1,175Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,000Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$825Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0119 C0111$825Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0119 N11Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111Jun 2005Jun 2005

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

55th

Above average violations in NAICS 3252 within MA. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
53rd
peer median: $4,575
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Referral
1

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 ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
9
Certified
9
Avg wage ratio
1.21x
H-1B

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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASPEN AEROGELS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ASPEN AEROGELS INC
30 FORBES RD BUILDING A · NORTHBOROUGH, MA, 01532
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2019View →

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)

DOT number
1249921
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$20.6M
Awards
43
Top agency
Department of Defense
$16.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$16.6M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.0M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2020-03-17. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-05-12Referral75$5,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ASPEN AEROGELS INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ASPEN AEROGELS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ASPEN AEROGELS INC across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASPEN AEROGELS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ASPEN AEROGELS INC, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ASPEN AEROGELS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ASPEN AEROGELS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $5,000 in total penalties.