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ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION

20 VERNON STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02145
Operated by Rogers FOam Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
326150Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
EIN 042042125

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OSHA inspections
8
over 44 years
Violations
39
$26,909 in penalties
Penalties
$26,909
$690 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION has accumulated 39 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $26,909 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 293 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 44 yrs
Violations
39
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$26,909
$690 avg / violation
31% serious69% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 27 citations in this view · $26,909 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II32$480Mar 1982Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$5,200Nov 1985Jan 2021
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$240Mar 1982Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA22$180Mar 1982Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0217 B08 III22Mar 1982Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0122Mar 1982Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11$7,944Feb 2026Feb 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$3,500Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$3,500Jun 2015Jun 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$2,000Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$1,375Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1910.0307 C11$1,375Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$1,116Feb 2026Feb 2026
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11Jun 2016Jun 2016
29 CFR 1910.0145 C0311Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Nov 1985Nov 1985

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within MA. Peer group: 293 employers. This establishment has 39 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $2,325
Inspection frequency
96th
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
1.1
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
2.8
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 169 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
2.8
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
4
Complaint
1
Referral
3

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) · Jun 2016 – Oct 2020 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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
Oct 9, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Jun 14, 2016Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

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

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 9, 2020Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Finger,Foam,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Laceration,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Partial Amputation,Point Of Operation,Reach,Reaching,Reaching In,Shear,Unguarded11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROGERS FOAM 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 ROGERS FOAM 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 ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ROGERS FOAM 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
ROGERS FOAM COMPANY
20 VERNON ST · SOMERVILLE, MA, 02145
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00May 2008View →

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
24620
Operation
A

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 ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$20K
Awards
2
Top agency
Department of Defense
$20K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    SHEET, FOAM
    contract · Last action 2011-09-16
    $12,655
  • Department of Defense
    FOAM FUSION
    contract · Last action 2015-08-21
    $7,513

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423710 - HARDWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2015-08-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-14Complaint21$9,059
2020-10-26Referral11$5,200
2016-06-20Referral33$5,500
2015-06-02Referral11$3,500
2010-09-20Planned22$2,750
1986-04-03Planned0$0
1985-10-03Planned222$480
1982-03-16Planned82$420

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Rogers FOam Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Rogers FOam Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROGERS FOAM 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 Rogers FOam Corporation, which operates 2 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 ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 39 violations and $26,909.4 in total penalties.
How does ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION operates in the urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. ROGERS FOAM CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.12 compared to an industry average of 2.