Establishment profile
TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED
100 RIGGENBACH ROAD, FALL RIVER, MA, 02720
Operated by Tech Etch · 1 of 2 establishments
335929 — Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
EIN 042324804
Summary
TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $7,025 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED 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, 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
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $7,025 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $2,038 | Feb 1994 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $938 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 2006 | Nov 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H04 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $350 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB2 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1995 | Jun 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
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 3359 within MA. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 567 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) · Jul 2018
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2018 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Brain | 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 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED. 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 TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TECH ETCH INC 100 RIGGENBACH RD · FALL RIVER, MA, 02720 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2008 | 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 contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2019-12-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-03 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $938 | |
| 2006-11-07 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $2,250 | |
| 1999-06-01 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $2,438 | |
| 1997-09-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-05-22 | Complaint | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-12-15 | Planned | 8 | 6 | $1,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tech Etch.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tech Etch across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other communication and energy wire manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EIS WIRE AND CABLESOUTH HADLEY — 3 federal enforcement records
- AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.NEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.WORCESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- HORIZON WIRE & CABLE DIVISIONLEOMINSTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Utility CorporationAmesbury — 1 federal enforcement record
- QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.WARE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TYCO ELECTRONICS/MADISON CABLE CORP.WORCESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- BELDEN, INC.LEOMINSTER — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tech Etch, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TECH-ETCH, INC.PLYMOUTH, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tech Etch locationsParent rollup
- Other Communication and Energy Wire ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Communication and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Tech Etch, 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 TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $7,025 in total penalties.
- How does TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED operates in the other communication and energy wire manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8. TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 3.84 compared to an industry average of 0.5.