Establishment profile
WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY
303 ALLENS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905
811310 — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
EIN 050271286
Summary
WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $36,415 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 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
WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% 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 · 21 citations in this view · $36,415 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $448 | Aug 1997 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $5,578 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II E | 1 | 1 | $5,578 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | $4,781 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,781 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $3,188 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,188 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,188 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $1,138 | Jan 1999 | Jan 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $797 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $550 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0160 B07 | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0030 A01 | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | $448 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $413 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 8113 within RI. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 69 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) · Feb 2023
Most frequent event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
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 25, 2023 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Finger(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1986 | HEAD,UNSECURED,CRUSHED,SKULL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE LOADFatality | 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 WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY. 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 WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WALCO ELECTRIC CO. 303 ALLENS AVE · PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of CommerceIGF::CT::IGF REPAIR OF GENERATOR #2 COUPLING AND BEARINGS REPAIR FOR NOAA SHIP PISCES.contract · Last action 2016-11-01$21,240
- Department of CommerceFAN MOTOR OVERHAULS FOR NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORERcontract · Last action 2012-07-27$20,796
- Department of CommerceIGF::CT::IGF REPAIR AND REPLACE BEARING ON SSDG#1 NOAA SHIP PISCEScontract · Last action 2016-09-16$20,350
- Department of TransportationTHE PURPOSE OF THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS FOR CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE THE EMERGENT REPAIRS REQUIRED FOR THE REWINDING OF A RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. DUTY MASTER A-C MOTOR. THE WORK INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION OF THE MOTOR TO AND FROM THE CONTRACTOR S FACILITY AND TRAINING SHIP KENNEDY, 101 ACADEMY DRIVE, BUZZARDS BAY, MA 02532 AND THE SERVICES OF A MOTOR TECHNICIAN FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2015-11-18$14,180
- Department of CommerceIGF::CT::IGF GENERATOR BELL END REPAIR ON NOAA SHIP PISCEScontract · Last action 2017-09-19$7,529
- Department of CommerceIGF::OT::IGF RENEW AFT BEARING ON SSDG 1contract · Last action 2016-06-16$6,220
- Department of Veterans AffairsTROUBLE SHOOT #2 FEED WATER PUMP VARIABLE SPEED DRcontract · Last action 2008-02-29$2,112
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335312 - MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2017-09-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-04-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-03-08 | Referral | 15 | 12 | $15,239 | |
| 2023-03-01 | Referral | 13 | 7 | $18,526 | |
| 1999-01-22 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $1,138 | |
| 1997-05-05 | Planned | 10 | 5 | $1,513 | |
| 1986-01-13 | Accident | 0 | — | $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 WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY 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 WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $36,415 in total penalties.
- How does WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY operates in the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
- Has WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WALCO ELECTRIC COMPANY.