BABS FOUNDRY, INCORPORATED
135 E HODGES ST, Norton, MA 02766
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Inspection records
Jan 8, 2013#338149214Jan 8, 2013Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#338149214$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #338149214
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 8, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 2013
- Closed
- Jan 8, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- Industry
- 331525
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.
Apr 22, 2009#312104789Apr 22, 2009Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#312104789$1,0502 viol.2 violations$1,050 in penalties
Inspection #312104789
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 22, 2009
- Contested
- Sep 1, 2009
- Final Order
- Dec 31, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 19, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,100
- Penalties on Record
- $1,050
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- Industry
- 331525
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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $750 | Nov 23, 2009 | Sep 1, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $300 | Nov 23, 2009 | Sep 1, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 |
Feb 19, 1997#109166132Feb 19, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#109166132$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109166132
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 19, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 1997
- Closed
- Feb 20, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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.
Oct 24, 1994#109162347Oct 24, 1994Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#109162347$60013 viol.13 violations$600 in penalties
Inspection #109162347
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 24, 1994
- Closed
- Jan 7, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $600
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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 (5 of 13 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 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $300 | $150 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $300 | $150 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $150 | Nov 10, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 9, 1992#107536153Jan 9, 1992Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#107536153$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107536153
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 21, 1992
- Closed
- Apr 22, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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.
Jul 25, 1990#107447302Jul 25, 1990Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#107447302$6208 viol.8 violations$620 in penalties
Inspection #107447302
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 1990
- Closed
- Apr 22, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 3 repeat, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,080
- Penalties on Record
- $620
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 24 | 0 - 0.0015 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 24 | 0 - 0.0025 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 24 | 0 - 2.543 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 24 | 0 - 0.609 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 24 | 0 - 1.03 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 24 | 0 - 0.0114 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 24 | 0 - 1.2801 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02 | Repeat | 2 | 2 | $120 | $100 | Nov 12, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Repeat | 2 | 2 | $720 | $420 | May 30, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I | Repeat | 2 | 2 | $120 | $100 | Dec 17, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 9 | $60 | $0 | Dec 3, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria | Other | 1 | 9 | $60 | $0 | Dec 3, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 5 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.
Jul 25, 1990#107439911Jul 25, 1990Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#107439911$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107439911
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 24, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 2, 1989#102813151Oct 2, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#102813151$16,40043 viol.43 violations$16,400 in penalties
Inspection #102813151
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 1989
- Contested
- Nov 29, 1990
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 43
- Violation Types
- 25 serious, 2 willful, 16 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $32,800
- Penalties on Record
- $16,400
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Nov 29, 1990. Final orders are recorded through Apr 12, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Chemical Exposure Sampling18 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Benzo [a] Pyrene | 2 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 26 | 0 - 0.0209 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 26 | 0 - 0.0031 | mg/m³ |
| Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction) | 2 | 0.27 - 0.8 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 26 | 0 - 1.2944 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 26 | 0 - 0.1492 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 26 | 0 - 0.413 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 26 | 0 - 0.0048 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 26 | 0 - 0.0095 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 24 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) | 12 | 0.067 - 80 | mg/m³ |
| Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) | 16 | 0 - 8.7 | |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 26 | 0 - 6.5378 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 43 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $800 | $400 | Jan 16, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $800 | $400 | Mar 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I05 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $800 | $400 | Mar 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K03 I | Serious | 12 | 12 | $800 | $400 | Apr 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K03 II | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | May 18, 1990 | Nov 29, 1990 | Apr 12, 1991 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 43 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties6 citations, $1,600 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 6 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|
Showing the 0 FTA rows present in the first 5 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 6 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 21, 1986#100451020Nov 21, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100451020$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100451020
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 21, 1986
- Closed
- Feb 9, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 East Hodges Street, Norton, MA 02766
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1987 | - | - |
Nov 9, 1983#10116531Nov 9, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#10116531$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10116531
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 135 E Hodges St, Norton, MA 02766
- 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
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
12 inspections, 1981 to 2013. 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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.