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 51 years of recorded history, with $104,205 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 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 16 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3328 within MA. Peer group: 157 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)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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.
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 WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING 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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Frequently asked
- 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.