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NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION

126 DUCHAINE BOULEVARD, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02745
Operated by New England Plastics Corp · 1 of 3 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 042028094

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OSHA inspections
17
over 49 years
Violations
77
$48,529 in penalties
Penalties
$48,529
$630 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION has accumulated 77 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $48,529 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 293 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION 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
17
0.3 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
77
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$48,529
$630 avg / violation
51% serious49% other
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 17

65% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 42 citations in this view · $42,455 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II54$1,388Jan 1983Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0143$1,593Jan 1983Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0144$1,025Jan 1983Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0144$350Jan 1983Aug 1996
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$1,130Jan 1983Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933Jan 1983Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0122$4,068Mar 2006Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0122$825May 1990Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422$500Jan 1983Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V22$220May 1990Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0178 G1022Jan 1983May 1990
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$5,793Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$5,793Apr 2025Apr 2025
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$4,200Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$2,818Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$2,800Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$2,800Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$2,800Feb 2016Feb 2016
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$2,254Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$2,100Feb 2016Feb 2016

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within MA. Peer group: 293 employers. This establishment has 77 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $2,325
Inspection frequency
99th
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
+5.8
TRIR
12.7
vs industry
+9.9

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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
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
8
Complaint
5
Accident
1
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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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 CORPORATION. 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORP
126 DUCHAINE BLVD · NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02745
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-26Planned3$11,585
2019-02-15Complaint65$11,271
2016-03-07Complaint0$0
2015-12-23Complaint66$14,700
2010-08-20Planned33$1,125
2006-03-03Planned11$1,250
2001-07-25Planned85$3,938
1997-07-16Complaint0$0
1997-07-01Follow-up0$0
1997-03-26Planned11$613
1996-05-28Planned63$788
1990-06-22Follow-up0$0
1990-03-19Planned209$2,560
1983-09-30Follow-up3$0
1982-12-15Planned0$0
1982-10-05Accident206$700
1976-08-17Complaint0$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 CORPORATION 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION 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 CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 77 violations and $48,528.5 in total penalties.
How does NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 7.63 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION.