Establishment profile
GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
78 BROOKSIDE ROAD, WATERBURY, CT, 06708
Operated by GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC · 1 of 2 establishments
Summary
GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 12 years of recorded history, with $7,840 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 36th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 104 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 48th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $7,840 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,960 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3321 within CT. Peer group: 104 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 11.
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 22 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GEM MANUFACTURING 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 GEM MANUFACTURING 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 GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GEM MANUFACTURING 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GEM MANUFACTURING CO INC 78 BROOKSIDE RD · WATERBURY, CT, 06708 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2011 | 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
First case: 2012-04-04. Most recent: 2012-04-04. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $3,300,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. MANUFACTURING LLC Gem Manufacturing, LLC | Apr 2012 | plea | Wildlife | Virgin Islands | $3,300,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseBOOSTER SHELLcontract · Last action 2014-04-22$21,080
- Department of Defense2.5 INCH BLASTING CAP SHELLScontract · Last action 2009-06-17$3,720
- Department of DefenseBLASTING CAP SHELLScontract · Last action 2008-04-15$1,350
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Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332994 - SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2014-04-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-05-29 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $7,840 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- EYELETS FOR INDUSTRY, INC.THOMASTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- BAR-WORK MANUFACTURING CO., INC.WATERBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
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- BEVIN BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.EAST HAMPTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOUR STAR MANUFACTURING COMPANYBRISTOL — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOVAL MACHINE CO., INC.WALLINGFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- WATERBURY CONTRACT EYELETS & STAMPINGS, INC.WATERBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.WATERBURY, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 332All employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GEM MANUFACTURING 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GEM MANUFACTURING CO., INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $7,840 in total penalties.