Establishment profile
INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.
35 NEW ST., WORCESTER, MA, 01605
Operated by Worcester Manufacturing · 1 of 2 establishments
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 042895731
Summary
INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC. has accumulated 77 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $7,401 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 28 citations in this view · $5,648 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D11 I | 2 | 2 | $590 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $525 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $300 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 2 | 2 | $180 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1983 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1978 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1978 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1978 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | $525 | Jun 1994 | Jun 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 I08 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0126 E | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C05 IIE2 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D10 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1978 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jun 1978 | Jun 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $263 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C09 I | 1 | 1 | $263 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $263 | Oct 2002 | Oct 2002 |
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 3328 within MA. Peer group: 157 employers. This establishment has 77 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 37 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 INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INDEPENDENT PLATING 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 INDEPENDENT PLATING 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 INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INDEPENDENT PLATING 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDEPENDENT PLATING CO. INC. 35 NEW ST. · WORCESTER, MA, 01605 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2019 | 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 INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-16 | Referral | 26 | 18 | $3,938 | |
| 1994-06-02 | Planned | 8 | 2 | $1,675 | |
| 1983-06-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-06-09 | Planned | 11 | 5 | $180 | |
| 1978-08-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-06-02 | Complaint | 32 | 10 | $1,608 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Worcester Manufacturing.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Worcester Manufacturing across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- POLY PLATING, INC.CHICOPEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- C.I.L. INC.LAWRENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANYWESTFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOUNTAIN PLATING COMPANY, INC.WEST SPRINGFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- POLY METAL FINISHINGSPRINGFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- FIVE STAR PLATINGLAWRENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AOTCO METAL FINISHING, LLCBILLERICA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL METAL FINISHING INC.NORTH ANDOVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- NEW ENGLAND ELECTROPOLISHING CO., INC.FALL RIVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALENTINE PLATING COMPANY, INC.WEST SPRINGFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Worcester Manufacturing, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WORCESTER MANUFACTURING, INC.WORCESTER, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Worcester Manufacturing locationsParent rollup
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- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INDEPENDENT PLATING 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 Worcester Manufacturing, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 77 violations and $7,400.5 in total penalties.
- How does INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. INDEPENDENT PLATING CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.57 compared to an industry average of 2.3.