Establishment profile
LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.
116 MILLS ROAD, NEWCASTLE, ME, 04553
Summary
LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $2,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
75% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $2,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $500 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
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 3231 within ME. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Sep 2017
Most frequent event: Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training | Nonclassifiable | 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 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. 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 LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING 116 MILLS RD · NEWCASTLE, ME, 04553 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of JusticeFORECLOSURE AD RE: SMITHcontract · Last action 2018-06-04$5,226
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541890 - OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO ADVERTISING. Last action: 2018-06-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-08-12 | Referral | 8 | 7 | $1,500 | |
| 1998-08-12 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $500 | |
| 1983-08-05 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING 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.
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- What is LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $2,000 in total penalties.