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NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS

310 SALEM STREET # 2, WOBURN, MA, 01801
Operated by New England Plastics Corp · 1 of 3 establishments
326113Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
EIN 042028094

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OSHA inspections
10
over 46 years
Violations
36
$3,580 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $3,580 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 296 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS 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

Inspections
10
0.2 / yr · last 46 yrs
Violations
36
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$3,580
$99 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 10

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 31 citations in this view · $3,580 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II54$835Mar 1980Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$880Mar 1980Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0133$100Mar 1980Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$100Jul 1983Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0216 F0222$60Mar 1980Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0322Mar 1980Jul 1983
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$750Sep 1994Sep 1994
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$750Sep 1994Sep 1994
29 CFR 1910.0029 A0311$75Mar 1980Mar 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101711$30Oct 1980Oct 1980
29 CFR 1910.0333 A11Sep 1994Sep 1994
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Sep 1994Sep 1994
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11Sep 1985Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11Sep 1985Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11Sep 1985Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Sep 1985Sep 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111Mar 1980Mar 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Mar 1980Mar 1980
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11Mar 1980Mar 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04001011Mar 1980Mar 1980

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within MA. Peer group: 296 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
57th
peer median: $2,225
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 2

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
7.6
vs industry
+6.1
TRIR
12.7
vs industry
+10.3

Reported for 43 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
12.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
5
Complaint
2
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 NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. 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 NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. 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). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS
10 CEDAR STREET · WOBURN, MA, 01801
AirNo Violation Identified00May 2018View →
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORP
CEDAR DR · WOBURN, MA, 01801
RCRANo Violation Identified00May 2018View →
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS
310 SALEM ST. · WOBURN, MA, 01801
00View →

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 NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-02-07Complaint0$0
1994-08-15Complaint43$1,500
1986-05-22Planned0$0
1985-08-22Planned8$1,200
1983-06-22Planned62$360
1981-09-18Follow-up0$0
1981-06-18Follow-up0$0
1980-09-26Follow-up3$270
1980-02-14Planned124$250
1979-12-12Planned3$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization New England Plastics Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of New England Plastics Corp across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by New England Plastics Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS 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 New England Plastics Corp, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS's OSHA violation history?
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $3,580 in total penalties.
How does NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS's safety record compare to its industry?
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS's self-reported DART rate is 7.63 compared to an industry average of 1.5.