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BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER

777 NORTH STREET, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201
Operated by Berkshire Health Systems · 1 of 2 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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OSHA inspections
3
over 31 years
Violations
3
$1,938 in penalties
Penalties
$1,938
$646 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $1,938 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 112 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$1,938
$646 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

67% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,938 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$1,125May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11$813May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Jul 1995Jul 1995

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

59th

Above average violations in NAICS 6221 within MA. Peer group: 112 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
50th
peer median: $2,106
Inspection frequency
70th
peer median: 1

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
2.5
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
5.8
vs industry
+0.7

Reported for 2,960 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
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.8
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

Complaint
2
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 BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
May 2015 – May 2017Local Hospitals1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for Berkshire Health Systems, not this location alone

Total cases
12
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
1

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 Berkshire Health Systems 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.). 12 cases · 11 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-241245Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-211739Unfair labor practiceDec 2017Jul 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-207458Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Jul 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-206971Unfair labor practiceSep 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-203962Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Jul 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-203331Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-202549Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Jul 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-201614Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RD-132625Representation electionJul 2014Jul 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-045227Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-045030Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-044782Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Apr 2010ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
38
Certified
37
Avg wage ratio
1.57x
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 BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3156762
Operation
C

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$217K
Awards
5
Top agency
Consumer Product Safety Commission
$217K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 518210 - DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES. Last action: 2016-04-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-10-24Complaint0$0
2003-03-17Referral22$1,938
1995-06-08Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Berkshire Health Systems.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Berkshire Health Systems across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in general medical and surgical hospitals within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER 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 Berkshire Health Systems, which operates 2 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 BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $1,937.5 in total penalties.
How does BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 2.54 compared to an industry average of 2.1.