City Profile

SPRINGFIELD, MA — OSHA Enforcement

Workplace safety enforcement data for 1,725 inspected facilities in SPRINGFIELD.

1,725
Facilities
$3.2M
Total Penalties
$1.8K
Avg Penalty
8,763
Citations

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts has 1725 OSHA-inspected facilities with cumulative penalties totaling $3.2M. The city's average penalty of $1,842.67 is below the Massachusetts state average of $2,824.83. Federal investigators have documented 8763 total citations across facilities in SPRINGFIELD.

Analyst Commentary

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) footprint in Springfield, Massachusetts, reflects a high-density regulatory environment, evidenced by 1,725 inspected facilities and a staggering 8,763 total citations. This high volume of enforcement activity is likely driven by the city’s robust manufacturing sector and its expanding healthcare and construction industries, where machine guarding, respiratory protection, and lockout/tagout protocols are frequent points of regulatory friction. While the cumulative penalties reach a significant $3,178,600, the relatively modest average penalty of $1,842.67 suggests a strategic enforcement focus on identifying numerous specific, recurring hazards rather than a few isolated, catastrophic events. For compliance professionals operating in the Springfield area, this data provides a critical insight: the high citation-to-inspection ratio—averaging over five violations per site visit—indicates that federal inspectors are performing extremely granular audits. Consequently, safety managers must prioritize comprehensive, site-wide hazard assessments over high-level safety policies to avoid the cumulative financial and reputational impact of multiple "serious" category infractions.

Top Enforcement Actions in SPRINGFIELD

#FacilityPenaltiesCitations
1 JAHN FOUNDRY CORP. $162.6K 75
2 GOLDTHREAD LLC $83.8K 19
3 HBA CAST PRODUCTS CO., INC. $54.4K 65
4 JOHNNIE HATCHETT $46.1K 8
5 EARL SCHEIB AUTO PAINTING, INC. $37.5K 14
6 AMERICAN CARPET $34.3K 5
7 HOLYOKE CARD & PAPER CO. $34.0K 60
8 KHS&S CONTRACTORS, INC. $33.9K 11
9 DYNAMIC PAINTING CO., INC. $32.0K 20
10 LUCKERN WELDING, INC. $31.6K 21
11 A-PLUS ASBESTOS ABATEMENT CONTRACTORS INC. $30.0K 14
12 BECHTEL CONSTRUCTION CO. $29.7K 26
13 WESTROCK CP, LLC $27.4K 4
14 MC CONSTRUCTION CORP. $26.6K 2
15 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $24.5K 10
16 EDYN PEREZ $22.5K 7
17 KITTREDGE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC. $22.0K 31
18 FEDERICO CARDENAS $20.5K 6
19 SVS CONSTRUCTION, INC $19.2K 7
20 LAND AIR EXPRESS OF NEW ENGLAND $19.2K 18

Industry Breakdown — SPRINGFIELD

Sector 00
$1.2M
Construction
$1.1M
Manufacturing
$166.2K
Manufacturing
$101.5K
Manufacturing
$88.7K
Administrative Services
$88.2K
Wholesale Trade
$69.8K
Retail Trade
$68.6K

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