Establishment profile
HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD
9 GREENE STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME, 04976
Operated by ALAMO GROUP INC · 1 of 20 establishments
423810 — Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $1,351 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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
100% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $1,351 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $738 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 IA | 1 | 1 | $350 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 VII | 1 | 1 | $263 | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
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 4238 within ME. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 35 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 HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. 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 HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423440 - OTHER COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2023-10-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-14 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $738 | |
| 1999-11-02 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $613 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ALAMO GROUP INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ALAMO GROUP INC across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within ME, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Thompson EquipmentLEWISTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWORTH-MILTON, INC. D.B.A. MILTON CATBREWER — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWORTH MILTON DBA MILTON CATCHARLESTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHWORTH-MILTON, INC.BREWER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ALAMO GROUP INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WAUSAU EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLCNEW BERLIN, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALAMO GROUP, INC.HOLTON, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD CO., INC.PEMBROKE, NH — 1 federal enforcement record
- SCHWARZE INDUSTRIES, INC.HUNTSVILLE, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROYAL TRUCK & EQUIPMENT, INC.COOPERSBURG, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRADALL INDUSTRIES, INC.NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All ALAMO GROUP INC locationsParent rollup
- Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MEState-wide enforcement data
- Construction and Mining in MEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD 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 ALAMO GROUP INC, which operates 20 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD's OSHA violation history?
- HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $1,351 in total penalties.
- How does HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD's safety record compare to its industry?
- HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD operates in the construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. HOWARD P. FAIRFIELD's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.