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Formlabs Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Somerville, Massachusetts · Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333244

1inspections
7citation items
$12,075current penalties
Apr 27, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Formlabs Inc. once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Apr 27, 2017 after a complaint, in Somerville.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 3 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,038 and now stand at $12,075, 7% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazardous (classified) locations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.307.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Formlabs Inc. averages $12,075 (1 cited inspection).

Formlabs Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Formlabs Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342281201 OPENED APR 27, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 2018

35 Medford Street, Somerville, MA 02143 · Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(b) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$0$5,500Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iv) · Flammable liquids
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.307(b) · Hazardous (classified) locations
 Serious$0$0Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1f
29 CFR 1910.307(d) · Hazardous (classified) locations
 Serious$0$0Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$4,889$2,500Jun 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$8,149$4,075Jun 12, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Somerville site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 347 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 81 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Formlabs, Inc.
Somerville · 2025
347 421.02.1
Formlabs HQ
Somerville · 2019
396 922.22.1

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(b)

(7) Electrical—(i) Equipment. (a) All electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed according to the requirements of subpart S of this part.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iv)

(iv) Clear zone. Ground area around buildings and unit operating areas shall be kept free of weeds, trash, or other unnecessary combustible materials.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

Other printing machinery and equipment manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

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.