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Ufp Technologies, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Haverhill, Massachusetts · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · NAICS 326150

5inspections
12citation items
$45,800current penalties
Dec 16, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ufp Technologies, Inc. 5 times in Massachusetts since 2000.

The latest one began on Dec 16, 2022 on a referral, in Newburyport.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 9 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $79,114 and now stand at $45,800, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Ufp Technologies, Inc. averages $13,600 (3 cited inspections).

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

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Ufp Technologies, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346395825 OPENED DEC 16, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 410 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2023

100 Hale Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$1,000Jun 6, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,929$3,000Jun 6, 2023Final

Inspection 342608502 OPENED SEP 1, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 800 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2018

172 East Main Street, Georgetown, MA 01833 · Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 1, 2017: Employee sustains electrical burn while testing energized eq

At 10:00 a.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was testing the voltage of an energized component inside the control cabinet for an RF welder. The employee contacted the energized component and sustained burns to his right arm.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$12,675$7,000Nov 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$12,675$7,000Nov 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$12,675$7,000Nov 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(ii) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$0$0Nov 6, 2017Final

Inspection 341584233 OPENED JUN 28, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 21, 2016

100 Hale Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 · 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 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$12,471$8,800Sep 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$10,689$7,000Sep 19, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 19, 2016Final

Inspection 303824106 OPENED AUG 8, 2002Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Oct 18, 2002

175 Ward Hill Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01835 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 6, 2002: Employee injures arms in laminating machine

On August 6, 2002, Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers of a laminating machine when both of his arms became caught in its rotary mechanism. The machine pulled his arms into the unit. He managed to free one of his arms before the production manager hit the emergency stop button. After summoning of the emergency medical personnel, they arrived and transported him to a medical center. At the hospita l, Employee #1 received medical treatment and postoperative care for multiple co ntusions. After receiving the medical care, he was hospitalized for observation.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,500$2,500Sep 19, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Sep 19, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,500$2,500Sep 19, 2002Closed

Inspection 300550878 OPENED JUN 21, 2000Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2000

175 Ward Hill Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01835 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Newburyport site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 328 workers: 1.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
UFP Technologies
Newburyport · 2025
328 411.22.6
UFP Technologies Newburyport
Newburyport · 2022
335 641.92.6
UFP Technologies Georgetown
Georgetown · 2022
20 000.02.6
UFP Technologies GT
Georgetown · 2021
24 115.32.6
UFPT Georgetown
Georgetown · 2020
42 000.02.6
UFPT Newburyport
Newburyport · 2018
209 421.92.6
UFP Technolgies MA NBPT
Newburyport · 2016
210 542.52.6
UFP Technologies MA GT
Georgetown · 2016
91 332.52.6

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Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Aug 8, 2016, Georgetown: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee suffered a finger amputation while working on a CNC machine.

Jun 27, 2016, Newburyport: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee amputated a finger while clearing a jam on a sheeter machine.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

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