Establishment profile
BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.
294 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA, 02172
Operated by Bemis Associates, Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
EIN 071048880
Summary
BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49,001 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 26 citations in this view · $600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 2 | $200 | Mar 1982 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $150 | May 1979 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $150 | Jun 1979 | Mar 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $50 | Aug 1976 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1979 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $50 | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1986 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1986 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1986 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 IID | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1986 | Sep 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1982 | Mar 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1982 | Mar 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1982 | Mar 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1979 | Aug 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 G | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 O02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011022 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 F | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 49,001 employers. This establishment has 33 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 205 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.
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 BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 36+ years. Most recent activity: 36 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 BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for Bemis Associates, Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Bemis Associates, Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-311448 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-29 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-08-21 | Planned | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-04-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-22 | Planned | 6 | 1 | $200 | |
| 1979-06-25 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-05-16 | Planned | 14 | 2 | $400 | |
| 1976-07-28 | Planned | 5 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bemis Associates, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bemis Associates, Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bemis Associates, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BEMIS ASSOCIATES INC.SHIRLEY, MA — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Bemis Associates, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Bemis Associates, Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BEMIS ASSOCIATES, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $600 in total penalties.