Establishment profile
WIREFAB, INC.
75 BLACKSTONE RIVER RD., WORCESTER, MA, 01607
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
Summary
WIREFAB, INC. has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $27,480 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WIREFAB, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 28 citations in this view · $27,480 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 3 | 3 | $575 | Oct 1982 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 2 | 2 | $5,313 | Mar 1998 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B06 I | 2 | 1 | $1,250 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 2 | 2 | $375 | May 1987 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $70 | Feb 1986 | May 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1986 | May 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1982 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B03 | 1 | 1 | $6,563 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | $4,688 | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $3,281 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IB | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A04 | 1 | 1 | $930 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $625 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | $375 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $105 | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 V | 1 | 1 | $60 | May 1987 | May 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C02 IV | 1 | 1 | $60 | May 1987 | May 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Feb 1986 | Feb 1986 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3312 within MA. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 48 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WIREFAB, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 6 violations · $13,776 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2017 | 1 | 6 | 4 | $13,776 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 6 violations · $13,776 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2016 – Dec 2017 | Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing | FLSA | 6 | 4 | $13,776 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WIREFAB, 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 WIREFAB, 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 WIREFAB, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WIREFAB, INC.. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WIREFAB INC 75 BLACKSTONE RIVER RD · WORCESTER, MA, 01607 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
WIREFAB INCORPORATED 919 MILLBURY STREET · WORCESTER, CITY OF, MA, 01607 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 WIREFAB, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-27 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $9,376 | |
| 2023-02-27 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $10,774 | |
| 1998-01-15 | Complaint | 11 | 10 | $7,000 | |
| 1987-05-15 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-05-01 | Complaint | 12 | 2 | $120 | |
| 1986-02-10 | Planned | 18 | 3 | $210 | |
| 1982-10-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-10-18 | Planned | 15 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in steel wire drawing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BROOKFIELD WIRE, LLCWEST BROOKFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPERCON, INCORPORATEDSHREWSBURY — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUALITY WIRE WORKS, INC.MILLBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRECISION SHAPES, INC. DBA PRECISION WIRE SHAPESWEST BROOKFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- RENAISSANCE WIREOXFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- H.O. WIRE COMPANYWEST BOYLSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WIREFAB, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WIREFAB, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WIREFAB, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $27,479.7 in total penalties.
- How does WIREFAB, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WIREFAB, INC. operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. WIREFAB, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.38 compared to an industry average of 2.9.