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NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. is a footwear manufacturing employer in SKOWHEGAN, ME. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $4,916 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.

12 WALNUT STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME, 04976

Parent: New Balance Athletics, Inc. (2 locations)

316210 Top companies in Footwear Manufacturing

259 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$4,916 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.3
Industry Avg DART
2
Self-Reported DART
5.2
Self-Reported TRIR
6.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$4,916
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
5 years
Last Activity
5yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$4,916 avg per violation$4,916 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$4,916 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+3.1
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+3.2
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

29%
Below average violations
vs 15 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
71%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization New Balance Athletics, Inc..

Federal enforcement records on NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of New Balance Athletics, Inc. across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Other employers in Footwear Manufacturing within ME

Industry context

Within the footwear manufacturing industry in ME, NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. ranks in the 29th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 15 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 71th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.3 for the footwear manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2. NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.21, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $4,916 in total penalties.
How does NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. operates in the footwear manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.21 compared to an industry average of 2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. of SKOWHEGAN, ME from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. resolves to the parent rollup New Balance Athletics, Inc., which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.