Since 1976, OSHA inspectors have visited Bomco, Inc. in Massachusetts 11 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 1, 2022, in Gloucester.
In all, OSHA issued 49 citation items: 34 serious, 1 repeat and 14 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $177,289; today they stand at $91,745, 48% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.217 (mechanical power presses), 18 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Bomco, Inc. averages $21,567 across 3 cited inspections.
Bomco, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343349122 OPENED AUG 1, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 98 employees at the site · Closed Jan 21, 2020
125 Gloucester Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 28, 2018: Employee amputates fingertip when caught in press
At 8:30 a.m. on July 28, 2018, an employee was operating a press and caught his finger in it. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,282 | $4,500 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $9,282 | $4,500 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $6,630 | $3,000 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $9,282 | $4,500 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $6,630 | $3,900 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $9,282 | $5,600 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 |
Serious | $9,282 | $4,000 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8a |
Serious | $6,630 | $3,900 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 |
Serious | $6,630 | $3,000 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $6,630 | $2,000 | Jan 25, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Gloucester site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 96 workers: 14.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 241 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 28, 2018, Gloucester: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was forming aluminum sheets in a press brake when he suffered the amputation of the tip of the fingernail and skin on right index finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
