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VELCRO USA, INC.

406 BROWN AVE., MANCHESTER, NH, 03108
Operated by Velcro USA Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 132597668

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OSHA inspections
11
over 47 years
Violations
70
$9,837 in penalties
Penalties
$9,837
$141 avg

Summary

VELCRO USA, INC. has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $9,837 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

VELCRO USA, INC. 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

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 47 yrs
Violations
70
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$9,837
$141 avg / violation
23% serious77% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 11

64% 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 · 31 citations in this view · $9,837 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I33$2,390Nov 1985Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$1,560Apr 1979Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0322$240Apr 1979Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0222$160Apr 1979Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I22$140Apr 1979Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Apr 1979Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III22Apr 1979Oct 1981
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22Apr 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0157 A0321Apr 1979Apr 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101721Apr 1979Apr 1979
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$2,000Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II11$1,147Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$950Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0095 A11$630Oct 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IB11$350Oct 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$100Nov 1985Nov 1985
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11$100Apr 1979Apr 1979
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$70Oct 1979Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0262 H01 V11Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411Dec 2000Dec 2000

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3132 within NH. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 70 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
40th
peer median: $14,000
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
1.4
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
2.1
vs industry
+0.1

Reported for 448 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.1
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
3
Referral
2
Follow-up
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for VELCRO USA, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 VELCRO USA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VELCRO USA, 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 VELCRO USA, INC.. 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 VELCRO USA, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VELCRO USA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VELCRO USA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-07-02Referral0$0
2000-11-07Referral53$4,147
2000-10-04Complaint1$2,000
1998-12-29Complaint33$1,700
1998-12-29Complaint0$0
1985-11-06Planned96$620
1981-09-24Planned10$0
1981-01-09Follow-up0$0
1979-07-13Planned154$1,050
1979-06-07Follow-up0$0
1979-04-11Planned27$320

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VELCRO USA, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Velcro USA Inc.

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

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Velcro USA Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VELCRO USA, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Velcro USA Inc, 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 VELCRO USA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VELCRO USA, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $9,837 in total penalties.