Establishment profile
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY
68 N ELM ST, WESTFIELD, MA, 01085
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Summary
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY has accumulated 79 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $104,205 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 153 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
74% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 12 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 · 32 citations in this view · $93,847 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | $12,332 | Sep 2000 | Feb 2025 |
| 5A0001 | 3 | 3 | $5,588 | Oct 2004 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 2 | 2 | $15,819 | Oct 2014 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 2 | 2 | $12,981 | Jul 2015 | Feb 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $10,794 | Oct 2004 | Feb 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 2 | 2 | $7,147 | Oct 2004 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 2 | 2 | $1,550 | Sep 2000 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $976 | Aug 1974 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $550 | Aug 1974 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $351 | Sep 1977 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $8,193 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | $3,422 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 E | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,295 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $1,951 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Oct 2004 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $1,301 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,301 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
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 3328 within MA. Peer group: 153 employers. This establishment has 79 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 183 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 2016 – Dec 2023 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Knee(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 15, 2018 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING 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 WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY. 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 WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.
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). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING 68 NORTH ELM STREET · WESTFIELD, MA, 01085 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Violation QNCR 12 | 2 | 0 | — | Jul 2023 | View → |
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO 340 LOCKHOUSE RD · WESTFIELD, MA, 01085 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2018 | View → |
WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO 240 LOCKHOUSE ROAD · WESTFIELD, MA, 01085 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332813 - ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Last action: 2026-02-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $8,193 | |
| 2024-09-09 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $29,493 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-12-07 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $14,518 | |
| 2017-01-27 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,422 | |
| 2016-10-03 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,734 | |
| 2016-02-23 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | |
| 2016-02-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-04-17 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $8,595 | |
| 2014-06-19 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $8,779 | |
| 2009-07-31 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-03-26 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $2,000 | |
| 2009-03-12 | Planned | 14 | 12 | $6,800 | |
| 2004-07-15 | Planned | 25 | 18 | $9,189 | |
| 2000-08-14 | Complaint | 8 | 7 | $3,163 | |
| 1983-05-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-02-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-09-06 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-08-01 | Planned | 8 | — | $170 |
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 WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY 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.
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- What is WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 79 violations and $104,205.3 in total penalties.
- How does WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 5.82 compared to an industry average of 2.3.