Establishment profile
BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED
412 WASHINGTON STREET, NORWELL, MA, 02061
Operated by BRUNSWICK CORP · 1 of 65 establishments
Summary
BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED has accumulated 57 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $2,855 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49,003 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED 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
80% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $2,855 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 2 | 2 | $700 | Sep 1977 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050104 | 2 | 2 | $180 | Jul 1977 | Oct 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 II | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C02 III | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 G01 | 1 | 1 | $65 | May 1974 | May 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C07 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
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: 49,003 employers. This establishment has 57 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED. 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 BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOSTON WHALER, 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 BOSTON WHALER, 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 BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOSTON WHALER, 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOSTON WHALER INC 412 WASHINGTON ST. · NORWELL, MA, 02061 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 1990 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-08 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,150 | |
| 1985-04-03 | Planned | 27 | 1 | $400 | |
| 1979-12-03 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-11-29 | Follow-up | 7 | — | $640 | |
| 1978-04-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-10-20 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-21 | Planned | 12 | 5 | $540 | |
| 1977-06-14 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $60 | |
| 1974-04-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-04-04 | Planned | 3 | — | $65 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED is one of 65 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BRUNSWICK CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BRUNSWICK CORP across all 65 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BRUNSWICK CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SEA RAY BOATS INCMERRITT ISLAND, FL — 3 federal enforcement records
- BOSTON WHALER, INC.EDGEWATER, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEA RAY BOATS INCORPORATEDMERRITT ISLAND, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BRUNSWICK CORPORATIONMT. PLEASANT, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- LUND BOAT COMPANYNEW YORK MILLS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEA RAY BOATS, INC.PALM COAST, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BRUNSWICK CORPMUSKEGON, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- BRUNSWICK CORPEMINENCE, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRUNSWICK CORPORATIONBEAVERTON, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRUNSWICK CORPORATIONVONORE, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All BRUNSWICK CORP locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED 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 BRUNSWICK CORP, which operates 65 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- BOSTON WHALER, INCORPORATED has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 57 violations and $2,855 in total penalties.