NOVACEL, INC.
55 TOWER ROAD, NEWTON, MA 02464
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Inspection records
Jun 29, 2004#306102344Jun 29, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306102344$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306102344
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 29, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 2004
- Closed
- Jun 29, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- Industry
- 326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
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.
Feb 4, 2003#303808042Feb 4, 2003Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#303808042$1,6003 viol.3 violations$1,600 in penalties
Inspection #303808042
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 2003
- Contested
- Aug 5, 2003
- Final Order
- Dec 8, 2003
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,600
- Penalties on Record
- $1,600
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- Industry
- 326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Serious | 1 | 50 | $1,600 | $1,600 | Aug 28, 2003 | Aug 5, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 IA | Serious | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 2003 | Aug 5, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 IC | Serious | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 2003 | Aug 5, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
Sep 3, 2002#303824353Sep 3, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303824353$6,25010 viol.10 violations$6,250 in penalties
Inspection #303824353
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 3, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 5, 2003
- Contested
- Mar 18, 2003
- Final Order
- Dec 8, 2003
- Closed
- Sep 24, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,600
- Penalties on Record
- $6,250
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- Industry
- 322221
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 (8 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003A | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | 190 | $1,600 | $650 | Apr 11, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01003B | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Serious | 1 | 190 | $0 | $0 | Dec 18, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01004A | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q08 I | Serious | 1 | 190 | $1,200 | $600 | Apr 11, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01004B | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 | Serious | 1 | 190 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01009 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 3 | 190 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Oct 15, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 01010 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 O01 | Serious | 1 | 190 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Oct 15, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 02001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II | Other | 1 | 190 | $1,600 | $0 | Oct 15, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
| 02001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K06 | Other | 1 | 190 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 2003 | Mar 18, 2003 | Dec 8, 2003 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 13, 2002#113550636Aug 13, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#113550636$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #113550636
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2002
- Closed
- Aug 15, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- 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.
Jan 4, 2002#303807994Jan 4, 2002Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#303807994$13,63518 viol.18 violations$13,635 in penalties
Inspection #303807994
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 4, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 20, 2002
- Closed
- Oct 15, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 18 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,725
- Penalties on Record
- $13,635
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's fingers injured in gears of machine
Violations
Violation list (8 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $1,375 | $825 | Oct 1, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02 | Serious | 5 | 9 | $1,375 | $825 | Oct 1, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06 | Serious | 5 | 9 | $1,375 | $825 | Oct 1, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 2 | 9 | $1,100 | $660 | Aug 19, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A03 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 3 | 9 | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 19, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 IIC | Serious | 2 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Aug 19, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Jan 20, 2003 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 9, 2001#113550446Aug 9, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#113550446$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #113550446
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 14, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 55 Tower Road, Newton, MA 02464
- 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.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
6 inspections, 2001 to 2004. 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.