R. MURPHY COMPANY, INC.
13 GROTON-HARVARD ROAD, AYER, MA 01432
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Inspection records
Apr 1, 2015#340508092Apr 1, 2015Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#340508092$5,80010 viol.10 violations$5,800 in penalties
Inspection #340508092
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 1, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 2015
- Final Order
- Oct 6, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 21, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,460
- Penalties on Record
- $5,800
- Site Address
- 13 Groton-Harvard Road, Ayer, MA 01432
- Industry
- 332211
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 (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Other | 1 | 16 | $1,200 | $300 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 IV | Serious | 1 | 16 | $1,200 | $600 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | $600 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 6 | 2 | $2,800 | $1,000 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 10 | 3 | $2,000 | $1,500 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 2 | 16 | $2,000 | $0 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01005C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 8 | 2 | $2,800 | $0 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01008 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | $500 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 01009 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,020 | $300 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | $1,000 | Dec 11, 2015 | - | Oct 6, 2015 |
Apr 11, 2013#339000531Apr 11, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339000531$2,1904 viol.4 violations$2,190 in penalties
Inspection #339000531
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2013
- Final Order
- May 22, 2013
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,380
- Penalties on Record
- $2,190
- Site Address
- 13 Groton-Harvard Road, Ayer, MA 01432
- Industry
- 332211
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 3 | 4 | $1,360 | $680 | May 13, 2013 | - | May 22, 2013 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Jun 28, 2013 | - | May 22, 2013 |
| 01003A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,020 | $510 | May 13, 2013 | - | May 22, 2013 |
| 01003B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2013 | - | May 22, 2013 |
Dec 19, 1986#100451608Dec 19, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100451608$2406 viol.6 violations$240 in penalties
Inspection #100451608
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 1986
- Contested
- Jan 29, 1987
- Closed
- Jan 10, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 21
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $240
- Penalties on Record
- $240
- Site Address
- 13 Groton-Harvard Road, Ayer, MA 01432
- 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 Jan 29, 1987. Final orders are recorded through Mar 17, 1987. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 3 | $80 | $80 | Feb 9, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $160 | $160 | Jan 10, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 5 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 1987 | Jan 29, 1987 | Mar 17, 1987 |
| 02002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 5 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Feb 9, 1987 | Jan 29, 1987 | Mar 17, 1987 |
| 02003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 9, 1987 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 I | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 20, 1987 | - | - |
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, 1986 to 2015. 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.