BAY STATE SMELTING CO INC
15A BLEACHERY COURT, Somerville, MA 02143
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May 24, 1983#10180263May 24, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#10180263$508 viol.8 violations$50 in penalties
Inspection #10180263
Dates
- Opened
- May 24, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- May 26, 1983
- Contested
- Jun 24, 1983
- Closed
- Feb 28, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $150
- Penalties on Record
- $50
- Site Address
- Bleachery Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | - | $150 | $50 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 K01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
| 02004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
| 02005 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1983 | Jun 24, 1983 | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 24, 1983#10089530May 24, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#10089530$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10089530
Dates
- Opened
- May 24, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 23, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 1983 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 1983 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 21, 1983 | - | - |
Nov 8, 1979#10209476Nov 8, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#10209476$1,86019 viol.19 violations$1,860 in penalties
Inspection #10209476
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 8, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 8, 1979
- Contested
- Jan 15, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 13, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 33
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 19
- Violation Types
- 17 serious, 1 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,120
- Penalties on Record
- $1,860
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Court, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jan 15, 1980. Final orders are recorded through Aug 31, 1984. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 19 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IVA | Serious | 5 | - | $640 | $100 | Jan 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| 01001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IVB | Serious | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| 01001C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IA | Serious | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| 01001D | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IB | Serious | 7 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 I | Serious | 15 | - | $400 | $400 | Jan 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
| 01003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D04 | Serious | 31 | - | $720 | $360 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | Aug 31, 1984 |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 19 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 15, 1978#10084846Mar 15, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#10084846$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10084846
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 24, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Court, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 20, 1977#10222628Dec 20, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#10222628$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #10222628
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1977
- Closed
- Jun 23, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Court, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025051 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 1978 | - | - |
Nov 21, 1977#10222404Nov 21, 1977Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#10222404$30011 viol.11 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #10222404
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 21, 1977
- Closed
- Jan 4, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Court, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | - | $150 | $150 | Dec 12, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 2 | - | $150 | $150 | Dec 12, 1977 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 28, 1977 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 1977 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 1977 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 1977 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 21, 1977#10084630Nov 21, 1977Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#10084630$1802 viol.2 violations$180 in penalties
Inspection #10084630
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 15, 1977
- Closed
- Aug 30, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $180
- Penalties on Record
- $180
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 B01 | Serious | 2 | - | $180 | $180 | Feb 27, 1978 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 30, 1978 | - | - |
Jan 3, 1973#10036853Jan 3, 1973Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#10036853$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10036853
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 34
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15a Bleachery Court, Somerville, MA 02143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
8 inspections, 1973 to 1983. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.