EMPIRE LAUNDRY & LINEN SERVICE
685 LAWRENCE STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852
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Inspection records
Jul 12, 2002#303812754Jul 12, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#303812754$1,8387 viol.7 violations$1,838 in penalties
Inspection #303812754
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 12, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 2002
- Closed
- Oct 11, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,675
- Penalties on Record
- $1,838
- Site Address
- 685 Lawrence Street, Lowell, MA 01852
- 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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A09 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $700 | $350 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $700 | $350 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Serious | 1 | 3 | $700 | $350 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $700 | $350 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 15 | $875 | $438 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 2, 2002 | - | - |
Jun 9, 1994#109626739Jun 9, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#109626739$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #109626739
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 9, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 9, 1994
- Closed
- Jul 25, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 126
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 685 Lawrence Street, Lowell, MA 01852
- 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.
Feb 2, 1994#109623595Feb 2, 1994Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#109623595$7,70010 viol.10 violations$7,700 in penalties
Inspection #109623595
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 2, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 1994
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 126
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,200
- Penalties on Record
- $7,700
- Site Address
- 685 Lawrence Street, Lowell, MA 01852
- 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 (10 of 10 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 | 3 | $2,450 | $1,225 | Apr 28, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | 3 | $1,400 | $0 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 10 | $2,450 | $800 | Apr 28, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 1 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Jun 1, 1994 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,050 | $525 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.264 Laundry Machinery and Operations OSHA citation code: 19100264 C04 IIIA | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,400 | $425 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 2 | 5 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,400 | $700 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 K01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,050 | $525 | May 5, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1994 | - | - |
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.
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.
3 inspections, 1994 to 2002. 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.