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BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN

4 GODFREY DRIVE, ORONO, ME, 04473
Operated by Best Western · 1 of 737 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 32 years
Violations
14
$600 in penalties
Penalties
$600
$43 avg

Summary

BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 32 years of recorded history, with $600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11,664 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$600
$43 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11$250Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$175Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$175Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 XIII11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 IX11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 IIA11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 I11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Jul 1993Jul 1993
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Jul 1993Jul 1993

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 11,664 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $81
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
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 BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
33 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. 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 BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$92K
Obligated (all-time)
$525K
Awards (all-time)
38

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1993-06-30Complaint1412$600

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN is one of 737 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Best Western.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Best Western across all 737 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Best Western, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN 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 Best Western, which operates 737 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 BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN's OSHA violation history?
BEST WESTERN, BLACK BEAR INN has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 14 violations and $600 in total penalties.