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Future Foam, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

East Providence, Rhode Island · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · NAICS 326150

1inspections
2citation items
$12,768current penalties
May 29, 2025last inspection

Future Foam, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Rhode Island.

OSHA opened it on May 29, 2025 as a planned inspection, in East Providence.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $25,535 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,768, down 50%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Future Foam, Inc. averages $12,768 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

Future Foam, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348274333 OPENED MAY 29, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Dec 4, 2025

25 Almeida Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$8,512$4,256Sep 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$17,023$8,512Sep 23, 2025Final

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 East Providence site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 39 workers: 5.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 258 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Future Foam
East Providence · 2025
39 225.12.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)

(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.

Other urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing employers in Rhode Island

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