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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

1 PLASTIC AVENUE, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201
Operated by General Electric · 1 of 969 establishments
EIN 140689340

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OSHA inspections
43
over 53 years
Violations
102
$28,936 in penalties
Penalties
$28,936
$284 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations

Summary

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. has accumulated 102 OSHA violations across 43 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $28,936 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 49,000 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 34 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
43
0.8 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
102
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$28,936
$284 avg / violation
24% serious76% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
30 of 43
Inspection trigger · accident
5 of 43

42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 36 citations in this view · $27,001 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000165$7,291Jan 1978May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01102233Jul 1975Jan 1979
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0422$2,250Jul 1975May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$900Aug 1973Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 XI22$40Aug 1973Jan 1981
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$30Aug 1973Dec 1980
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II22$30Aug 1973Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$30Aug 1973Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0522Aug 1973Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02505122Jun 1976Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22Aug 1973Jul 1975
29 CFR 1910.0106 H04 IVB11$4,500May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 H04 IVA11$4,500May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 I11$2,250May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$2,250May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$800Feb 1990Feb 1990
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$720Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0179 N03 X11$560Oct 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVC11$450Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$400Feb 1990Feb 1990

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 49,000 employers. This establishment has 102 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
1.7
vs industry
TRIR
3.2
vs industry

Reported for 2,512 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
30
Accident
5
Follow-up
3

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 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 13, 1992HEAD,STATIC ELECTRICITY,COVER,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,TOLUENE,EXPLOSION,VALVE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECTFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 34+ years. Most recent activity: 34 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 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for General Electric, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
13

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other General Electric locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 13 cases · 13 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-334342Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Apr 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-333751Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Apr 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-322217Unfair labor practiceJul 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-316979Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jul 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-298222Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-296678Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-291655Unfair labor practiceMar 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-284801Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Nov 2021ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-116412Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Sep 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-116366Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Sep 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-069368Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046180Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-037311Unfair labor practiceJun 1999Jan 2000ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
1

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GENERAL ELECTRIC
159 PLASTICS AVE · PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified50Aug 2025View →
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
100 WOODLAWN AVENUE · PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201
AirNo Violation Identified01Sep 2012View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FCPA

Independent monitor required. First case: 2004-12-03. Most recent: 2004-12-03. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (across 229 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$14.6B
Obligated (all-time)
$56.9B
Awards (all-time)
92,392

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1992-03-13Accident66$20,250
1990-02-22Unprogrammed Related42$360
1990-01-24Complaint55$2,900
1988-12-29Complaint33$1,170
1986-02-26Complaint0$0
1984-03-13Complaint0$0
1983-11-02Planned0$0
1983-10-27Complaint0$0
1983-09-21Planned0$0
1983-08-19Complaint1$0
1983-05-13Complaint0$0
1983-02-23Complaint0$0
1982-10-08Complaint0$0
1982-06-22Complaint5$0
1981-12-16Complaint0$0
1981-12-08Complaint0$0
1981-05-07Complaint22$120
1980-11-10Complaint1$0
1980-11-10Complaint0$0
1980-11-05Complaint2$0
1980-09-03Follow-up0$0
1980-03-28Follow-up0$0
1980-02-11Complaint0$0
1979-10-04Planned0$0
1979-09-21Complaint102$1,200
1979-06-18Complaint22$1,530
1979-03-27Complaint0$0
1978-12-11Complaint91$1
1978-05-31Complaint0$0
1978-05-30Complaint1$0
1978-04-14Complaint2$0
1978-03-27Complaint0$0
1978-03-10Complaint0$0
1978-03-10Complaint0$0
1978-02-09Follow-up0$0
1977-12-13Accident31$700
1977-03-16Complaint0$0
1976-09-15Complaint0$0
1976-06-28Complaint2$0
1975-07-15Accident13$95
1975-02-28Accident0$0
1975-01-31Accident0$0
1973-07-16Planned31$610

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. is one of 969 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Electric.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Electric across all 969 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 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 General Electric, which operates 969 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.'s OSHA violation history?
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. has 43 OSHA inspections on record with 102 violations and $28,936 in total penalties.
Has GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving GENERAL ELECTRIC CO..