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DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND

835 POQUONNOCK ROAD, GROTON, CT, 06340
Operated by Doncasters Group
331512Steel Investment Foundries

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OSHA inspections
5
over 17 years
Violations
27
$25,922 in penalties
Penalties
$25,922
$960 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $25,922 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 62nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
27
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$25,922
$960 avg / violation
74% serious26% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · $25,922 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1000 D02 I11$6,856Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,364Jul 2018Jul 2018
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$2,250Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0333 A11$2,250Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$1,875Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0110 C05 II11$1,500Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$1,500Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$938Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$938Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0094 A0711$750Oct 2009Oct 2009
5A000111$750Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$563Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$478Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$478Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$478Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$478Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV11$478Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.1000 E11Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Oct 2009Oct 2009
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I11Oct 2009Oct 2009

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

62nd

Above average violations in NAICS 3315 within CT. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 17.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
71st
peer median: $4,050
Inspection frequency
81st
peer median: 3

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.

DART rate
2.0
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+2.3

Reported for 275 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
3
Complaint
2

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 DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND. 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 DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
3

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DONCASTERS INC PRECISION CASTINGS NEW ENGLAND
835 POQUONNOCK RD · GROTON, CT, 06340
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 3
50Mar 2026View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-10-18Complaint22$6,856
2018-06-29Complaint11$3,364
2016-10-17Planned0$0
2009-09-03Planned2417$15,703
2009-07-16Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Doncasters Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Doncasters Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in steel investment foundries within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Doncasters Group.

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 DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND's OSHA violation history?
DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $25,922.2 in total penalties.
How does DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND's safety record compare to its industry?
DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND operates in the steel investment foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. DONCASTERS PRECISION CASTINGS - NEW ENGLAND's self-reported DART rate is 1.97 compared to an industry average of 2.4.