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WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.

1200 AUBURN STREET, WHITMAN, MA, 02382
Operated by Watertown Engineering Corp · 1 of 2 establishments
339995Burial Casket Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 37 years
Violations
25
$6,650 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $6,650 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 159 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.3 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
25
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$6,650
$266 avg / violation
28% serious72% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 10
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 10

30% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 25 citations in this view · $6,650 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I33$1,350Jun 1989Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$1,350Jun 1989May 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0122$1,000Jun 1989May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122Jun 1989Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$1,000May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$500May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$500May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$500May 1992May 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$250Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 E02 III11$200Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III11Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVV11Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jun 1989Jun 1989
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Jun 1989Jun 1989

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within MA. Peer group: 159 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.3

Reported for 21 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
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
7
Follow-up
3

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 WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for Watertown Engineering Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Watertown Engineering Corp locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-208705Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Aug 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
18230
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-05-30Planned0$0
2005-10-20Planned0$0
2002-05-31Planned0$0
1999-01-28Planned0$0
1995-02-16Planned7$0
1992-09-03Follow-up0$0
1992-03-26Planned73$5,500
1990-03-07Follow-up0$0
1989-08-31Follow-up0$0
1989-05-19Planned114$1,150

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Watertown Engineering Corp.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in burial casket manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Watertown Engineering Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. 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 Watertown Engineering 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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Frequently asked

What is WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $6,650 in total penalties.
How does WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP. operates in the burial casket manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. WATERTOWN ENGINEERING CORP.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.