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N.E. Tech-Air: OSHA inspections and violations

South Portland, Maine · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

2inspections
9citation items
$21,206current penalties
Mar 10, 2026last inspection

N.E. Tech-Air has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Maine, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 10, 2026 after a complaint, in South Portland.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 5 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $42,412 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,206, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (2 items).

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. N.E. Tech-Air averages $10,603 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

N.E. Tech-Air: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348798737 OPENED MAR 10, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 111 employees at the site · Closed Sep 4, 2026

5 Industry Road, South Portland, ME 04106 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$10,641$5,320Mar 30, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Mar 30, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$14,895$7,448Mar 30, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$2,128$1,064Mar 30, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2026Final

Inspection 344520176 OPENED DEC 18, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 245 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2020

5 Industry Road, South Portland, ME 04106 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$7,374$0Feb 25, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$7,374$7,374Feb 25, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Feb 25, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 25, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i)

(a) Basic requirements—(1) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. (i) If your establishment had 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

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