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BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED

135 EAST HODGES STREET, NORTON, MA, 02766
EIN 042424567

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OSHA inspections
12
over 45 years
Violations
75
$18,880 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED has accumulated 75 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $18,880 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety 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, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
75
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$18,880
$252 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 12
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 12

58% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 31 citations in this view · $16,080 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$500Oct 1981Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.1025 E0122$870Mar 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V22$250Mar 1990Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0222$250Mar 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$150Mar 1990Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 I22$100Mar 1990Nov 1990
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$60Oct 1981Nov 1990
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122Mar 1990Nov 1994
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0121Oct 1981Oct 1981
29 CFR 1910.1025 J01 I11$5,000Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 I0111$4,500Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$750Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1910.1025 F0111$500Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 I11$500Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 C0111$500Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I11$500Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.1025 H0111$450Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I11$400Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$400Mar 1990Mar 1990
29 CFR 1910.0095 K03 I11$400Mar 1990Mar 1990

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3315 within MA. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 75 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $3,650
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 3

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.5

Reported for 21 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
8
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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 BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. 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 BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED. 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
BABS FOUNDRY
135 E. HODGES STREET · NORTON, MA, 02766
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Jun 2017View →

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
584862
Operation
C

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-01-08Planned0$0
2009-04-22Planned22$1,050
1997-02-19Referral0$0
1994-10-24Planned137$600
1992-01-09Follow-up0$0
1990-07-25Monitoring0$0
1990-07-25Follow-up8$740
1989-10-02Planned4325$16,400
1986-11-21Planned2$0
1983-11-09Planned2$0
1983-11-09Planned0$0
1981-08-16Planned51$90

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
BABS FOUNDRY INCORPORATED has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 75 violations and $18,880 in total penalties.