Establishment profile
BOSE CORPORATION
100 THE MOUNTAIN ROAD, FRAMINGHAM, MA, 01701
Operated by Bose Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 042655386
Summary
BOSE CORPORATION has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $125 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48,997 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BOSE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $125 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1974 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0111 B10 II | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jan 1976 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1976 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0158 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G10 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 VIII0 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 V | 1 | 1 | — | May 1974 | May 1974 |
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 most other employers. Peer group: 48,997 employers. This establishment has 13 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 268 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 BOSE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 BOSE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOSE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BOSE CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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 BOSE CORPORATION. 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). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOSE CORP 1 NEW YORK AVE · FRAMINGHAM, MA, 01701 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2013 | View → |
BOSE 100 THE MOUNTAIN RD · FRAMINGHAM, MA, 01701 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
BOSE CORPORATION 145 PENNSYLVANIA AVE · FRAMINGHAM, MA, 01701 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOSE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The loudspeaker's mounting components can break causing the speakers to dislodge and fall from its installed location, posing an injury hazard.. Most recent recall: 2019-07-10. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
CPSC recall roster
Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.
| Recall | Date | Hazards | Units | CPSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bose Recalls EdgeMax® and FreeSpace® Loudspeakers Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert) #19760 | Jul 2019 | The loudspeaker's mounting components can break causing the speakers to dislodge and fall from its installed location, posing an injury hazard. | — | View → |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334310 - AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-02-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-05-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-12-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-12-18 | Planned | 3 | — | $35 | |
| 1974-04-15 | Planned | 10 | — | $90 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BOSE CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bose Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bose Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bose Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BOSE CORPHILLSDALE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bose Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOSE CORPORATION 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 Bose Corporation, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is BOSE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- BOSE CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $125 in total penalties.