Establishment profile
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.
1 CYCLE ST., WESTFIELD, MA, 01085
332999 — All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Summary
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC. has accumulated 90 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $26,408 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 247 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 30 citations in this view · $18,088 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $2,960 | Apr 1989 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,330 | Dec 1991 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,250 | Oct 1989 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $1,110 | Oct 1989 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 2 | 2 | $900 | Dec 1991 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 2 | 2 | $780 | Aug 1982 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 2 | 2 | $730 | Oct 1989 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | $460 | Aug 1982 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 2 | 1 | $100 | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 2 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2005 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2005 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 I08 | 1 | 1 | $780 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $688 | Mar 2001 | Mar 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | $560 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 F02 | 1 | 1 | $560 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $490 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 J01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Dec 1991 | Dec 1991 |
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 in NAICS 3329 within MA. Peer group: 247 employers. This establishment has 90 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 52 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
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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING 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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING 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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC 1 CYCLE ST · WESTFIELD, MA, 01085 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 2 | 0 | — | Oct 2023 | View → |
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC. ONE CYCLE SREET · WESTFIELD, MA, 01085 | Water | 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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-09 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $4,000 | |
| 2001-03-13 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $1,788 | |
| 1991-10-30 | Complaint | 32 | 28 | $16,000 | |
| 1989-09-18 | Complaint | 9 | 9 | $3,420 | |
| 1989-03-28 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $900 | |
| 1982-06-28 | Planned | 33 | 29 | $300 |
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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING 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 COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 90 violations and $26,407.5 in total penalties.
- How does COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 1.4.