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NOVOTECH, INC.

916 MAIN STREET, ACTON, MA, 01720
334413Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 16 years
Violations
3
$3,125 in penalties
Penalties
$3,125
$1,042 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

NOVOTECH, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 16 years of recorded history, with $3,125 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NOVOTECH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$3,125
$1,042 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $3,125 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$1,250Oct 2010Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,250Oct 2010Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$625Oct 2010Oct 2010

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

55th

Above average violations in NAICS 3344 within MA. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
52nd
peer median: $3,000
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NOVOTECH, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1

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 NOVOTECH, INC.. 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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$5,634
Employees affected
7

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 8 violations · $5,634 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJan 2010187$5,634

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 8 violations · $5,634 in backwages · 7 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2009 – Jan 2010Ophthalmic Goods ManufacturingFLSA87$5,634

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NOVOTECH, 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 NOVOTECH, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.00x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NOVOTECH, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NOVOTECH INC
916 MAIN ST · ACTON, MA, 01720
RCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 2004View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.5M
Awards
11
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.5M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$1.5M
Department of the Interior$10K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333314 - OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-04-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-09-14Complaint33$3,125

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NOVOTECH, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Frequently asked

What is NOVOTECH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
NOVOTECH, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $3,125 in total penalties.
How does NOVOTECH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
NOVOTECH, INC. operates in the semiconductor and related device manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8.