Establishment profile
RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC
250 CHERRY STREET, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360
Operated by ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION
333515 — Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
EIN 364714177
Summary
RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $16,347 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 46 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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 · 22 citations in this view · $16,347 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 2 | 2 | $500 | Dec 1973 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $375 | Dec 2009 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,427 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV | 1 | 1 | $625 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 C01 | 1 | 1 | $625 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 1 | 1 | $500 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 |
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 3335 within MA. Peer group: 46 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 45 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Aug 2016
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2016 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-RC-022395 | Representation election | Dec 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RICHARDS MICRO TOOL INC 250 NICKS ROCK RD · PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 1992 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-29 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $11,927 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-07-09 | Complaint | 10 | 9 | $4,375 | |
| 1984-05-31 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-11-13 | Planned | 8 | — | $45 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KENNAMETAL, INC.GREENFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- O.S. WALKER COMPANY, INC.WORCESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHIP CITY TOOL & DIE CORPORATIONSOUTHWICK — 2 federal enforcement records
- RICHARDS MICRO TOOL/ CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIESPLYMOUTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- NIAGARA CUTTER, LLCATHOL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARCH CUTTING TOOLS - ATHOL, LLCATHOL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION locationsParent rollup
- Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Cutting Tool and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $16,347 in total penalties.
- How does RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC operates in the cutting tool and machine tool accessory manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. RICHARDS MICRO-TOOL, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.5.