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OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.

299 GILMAN FALLS AVENUE, OLD TOWN, ME, 04468
Operated by Owen J. Folsom, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
444190Other Building Material Dealers

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OSHA inspections
4
over 52 years
Violations
5
$7,291 in penalties
Penalties
$7,291
$1,458 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $7,291 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$7,291
$1,458 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $7,291 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0601 B1411$6,641Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1926.0652 C11$600Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1926.0651 I0111$50Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1926.0601 B13 I11Nov 2023Nov 2023

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4441 within ME. Peer group: 69 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $563
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

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
0.0
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
8.1
vs industry
+5.0

Reported for 29 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.1
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
1
Accident
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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) · Jan 2021

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 11, 2021Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in ME — for Owen J. Folsom, Inc, not this location alone

Violations
87
Assessed penalties
$12,607

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Owen J. Folsom, Inc operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 87 citations · 21S&S · $12,607 proposed / $12,607 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6539169
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009YesHighNegligence$2,000$2,000
6539171
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009YesHighNegligence$873$873
6013651
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jan 2004YesModNegligence$286$286
6001741
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2003YesModNegligence$277$277
6001740
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2003YesModNegligence$277$277
6061661
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008YesModNegligence$263$263
6061663
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008YesModNegligence$263$263
8799283
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2014YesModNegligence$243$243
6002221
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2002YesModNegligence$242$242
6042133
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Aug 2006YesModNegligence$228$228
6042132
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Aug 2006YesModNegligence$228$228
6061665
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008NoHighNegligence$176$176
4570714
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000YesModNegligence$173$173
4570710
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000YesModNegligence$161$161
4570709
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000YesModNegligence$161$161
5072868
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Aug 2025NoLowNegligence$151$151
9715864
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2023NoLowNegligence$143$143
9850856
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Aug 2023NoHighNegligence$143$143
9850855
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Aug 2023NoLowNegligence$143$143
9850854
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Aug 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9717643
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
May 2023NoLowNegligence$143$143
9715004
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Nov 2022NoLowNegligence$143$143
9715003
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Nov 2022YesLowNegligence$143$143
9710606
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jun 2022NoLowNegligence$133$133
9660277
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Oct 2021NoLowNegligence$125$125
9528088
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
May 2021NoLowNegligence$125$125
4570707
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000YesModNegligence$122$122
9467154
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9467153
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9467152
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9467151
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9464346
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Oct 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9464345
Portable Peerless Screening Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9464344
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Oct 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9413909
Portable Peerless Screening Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jun 2018NoLowNegligence$118$118
9412623
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
May 2018NoModNegligence$118$118
9311377
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2016NoLowNegligence$114$114
8649750
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2011YesModNegligence$108$108
8649749
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2011YesModNegligence$108$108
6539177
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009YesModNegligence$108$108
8799287
Portable Peerless Screening Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8799285
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8799284
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8799282
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8795398
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Nov 2013NoLowNegligence$100$100
8712137
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
May 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8649748
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2011NoModNegligence$100$100
8649745
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2011NoModNegligence$100$100
8649744
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2011NoLowNegligence$100$100
6539176
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009NoModNegligence$100$100
6539175
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009NoLowNegligence$100$100
6539174
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009NoModNegligence$100$100
6539173
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009NoModNegligence$100$100
6539172
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2009NoModNegligence$100$100
6061668
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6061667
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6061664
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008NoHighNegligence$100$100
6061662
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Sep 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6051687
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2007NoModNegligence$100$100
6044793
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2007NoModNegligence$100$100
6013765
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2004YesModNegligence$99$99
6013764
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2004YesModNegligence$99$99
6042135
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Aug 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6042134
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Aug 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6038490
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6038489
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6038488
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2006NoModNegligence$60$60
6026428
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6026427
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6026426
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2005NoModNegligence$60$60
6026425
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2005NoLowNegligence$60$60
6026424
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2005NoLowNegligence$60$60
6026407
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Mar 2005NoLowNegligence$60$60
6013766
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6001742
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2003NoModNegligence$55$55
6001739
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2003NoModNegligence$55$55
6001738
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Apr 2003NoModNegligence$55$55
6002224
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
6002223
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
6002222
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Jul 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
4570713
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
4570712
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
4570711
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
4570708
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
4570706
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
4570705
Greenbush Wash Plant
Penobscot, ME
Oct 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
9607077
Searsport Wash Plant
Waldo, ME
Jun 2026NoLowNegligence

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.. 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 OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OWEN J. FOLSOM, 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
OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.
RT43 · ALTON, ME, 04468
AirNo Violation Identified00Jul 2012View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
755701
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-10-06Referral31$6,641
2006-08-23Planned0$0
1974-01-16Follow-up0$0
1973-12-27Accident21$650

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Owen J. Folsom, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Owen J. Folsom, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC. 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 Owen J. Folsom, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $7,291 in total penalties.
How does OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC. operates in the other building material dealers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. OWEN J. FOLSOM, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.