Establishment profile
UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.
259 WORCESTER ST., SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, 01550
327215 — Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass
EIN 041923670
Summary
UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $19,487 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 31 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th 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
UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
75% 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. 19 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $19,487 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $3,150 | Apr 1974 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $5,647 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1985 | Sep 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1985 | Sep 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB0 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1974 | Apr 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1974 | Apr 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1974 | Apr 1974 |
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 3272 within MA. Peer group: 31 employers. This establishment has 20 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 97 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) · Sep 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 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 UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED LENS COMPANY, 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 UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-28 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $5,647 | |
| 2015-10-01 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $7,300 | |
| 2010-10-27 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $6,300 | |
| 1987-09-01 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-08-14 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $240 | |
| 1982-02-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-02-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-04-10 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED LENS COMPANY, 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 UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $19,486.9 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC. operates in the glass product manufacturing made of purchased glass industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.78 compared to an industry average of 1.9.