Establishment profile
COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.
5 SALVAS AVENUE, COVENTRY, RI, 02816
332710 — Machine Shops
Summary
COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $5,262 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% 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 · 20 citations in this view · $5,262 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,281 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,093 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $438 | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $50 | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2005 | Jan 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
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 in NAICS 3327 within RI. Peer group: 46 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
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- 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 COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $8,583 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Sep 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $8,583 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 1 violations · $8,583 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 | Machine Shops | FLSA | 1 | 1 | $8,583 | — |
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 COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. 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 COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO INC 5 SALVAS AVE · COVENTRY, RI, 02816 | 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 COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseBUMPER FASTENERScontract · Last action 2010-02-18$1,263
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332710 - MACHINE SHOPS. Last action: 2010-02-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-05 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $4,374 | |
| 2008-12-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $788 | |
| 1982-04-02 | Planned | 15 | — | $100 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $5,261.8 in total penalties.
- How does COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- COLONIAL MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7.