Establishment profile
SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION
19 AVIATION DRIVE, HOULTON, ME, 04730
Operated by Smith & Wesson Corp · 1 of 2 establishments
332994 — Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
EIN 133386737
Summary
SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $42,984 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $42,984 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $17,000 | Jun 2008 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 2 | 2 | $10,313 | Jun 2008 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $2,145 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,312 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2008 | Jun 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1999 | Dec 1999 |
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 3329 within ME. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 37 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) · May 2018 – Feb 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| May 9, 2018 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Milling Machine | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SMITH & WESSON 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 SMITH & WESSON 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 SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SMITH & WESSON 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMITH & WESSON INC. 99 AIRPORT DR · HOULTON, ME, 04730 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-02-16 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | |
| 2014-04-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-15 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $28,145 | |
| 2008-07-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-06-10 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $4,688 | |
| 1999-12-14 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Smith & Wesson Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Smith & Wesson Corp across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing within ME, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL DYNAMICS ARMAMENT AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTSSACO — 1 federal enforcement record
- BUSHMASTER FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL LLCWINHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- SILVEX, INC.WESTBROOK — 1 federal enforcement record
- WINDHAM WEAPONRY, INCORPORATEDWINDHAM — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Smith & Wesson Corp locationsParent rollup
- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MEState-wide enforcement data
- Small Arms, Ordnance, in MEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SMITH & WESSON 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 Smith & Wesson Corp, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $42,984.4 in total penalties.
- How does SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION operates in the small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SMITH & WESSON CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.89 compared to an industry average of 1.1.