Establishment profile
PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.
22 MOUNT DUMPLIN RD., PALMER, MA, 01069
Operated by Palmer Foundry
331524 — Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Summary
PALMER FOUNDRY, INC. has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $6,138 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PALMER FOUNDRY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
80% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $6,138 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 3 | $1,250 | Mar 1976 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1976 | Aug 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 IB | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C03 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I07 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jul 2008 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $263 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1985 | Oct 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1984 | Dec 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1984 | Dec 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within MA. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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.
Reported for 63 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
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- 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 PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PALMER FOUNDRY, 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 PALMER FOUNDRY, 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 PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PALMER FOUNDRY 22 MT DUMPLIN RD · PALMER, MA, 01069 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2022 | View → |
PALMER FOUNDRY 22 MOUNT DUMPLIN ROAD · PALMER, MA, 01069 | AirTRI | Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2022 | View → |
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 PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-27 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,500 | |
| 2002-05-08 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $3,638 | |
| 1985-10-03 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-12-05 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-02-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-11-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-01-16 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-07-16 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-11 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-08 | Planned | 14 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PALMER FOUNDRY, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Palmer Foundry.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Palmer Foundry across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in aluminum foundries (except die-casting) within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INDUSTRIAL FOUNDRY CORP.UXBRIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON FOUNDRY, INC.BURLINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MYSTIC VALLEY FOUNDRY, INC.SOMERVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TAUNTON ALUMINUM FOUNDRY INCORPORATEDBERKLEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- OXFORD METALS INC.THREE RIVERS — 1 federal enforcement record
- PARK STREET FOUNDRYPALMER — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE EDSON CORPORATIONTAUNTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- METAL MATRIX CAST COMPOSITES, INC.WALTHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPECIALITY ALUMINUM, INCORPORATEDREVERE — 1 federal enforcement record
- ATLAS FOUNDERS, INCAGAWAM — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Palmer Foundry locationsParent rollup
- Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)All employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PALMER FOUNDRY, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PALMER FOUNDRY, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $6,137.5 in total penalties.
- How does PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PALMER FOUNDRY, INC. operates in the aluminum foundries (except die-casting) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.2. PALMER FOUNDRY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 13.15 compared to an industry average of 3.9.