ALCOM, LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, ALCOM, LLC — a travel trailer and camper manufacturing facility located at 6 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, WINSLOW, ME 04901 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 18 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $66,965.00. The inspection case was opened on 2018-02-28.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $66,965.00 is more than 10.4× the national average of $6,436.62 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 336214). This sector encompasses 82,943 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $533.9M.

State Context: Within ME, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 16,330 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,022.91.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 18 citations spanning 11 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 9 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 5 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning April 1, 2014 with the latest abatement deadline set for May 29, 2018. Of the 18 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $66,965.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $3,720.28 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 2018 enforcement action against ALCOM, LLC reveals a deeply entrenched pattern of machine