Real Estate & Rental · Chicopee, MA
Chicopee Housing Authority
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Chicopee Housing Authority has a mixed safety record: 2 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 2
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $1,012
- Back wages owed
Chicopee Housing Authority in Chicopee, MA has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 2 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Chicopee Housing Authority once. These inspections resulted in 2 violations, averaging 2.0 per inspection, above what's typical for a single visit. Of these, 2 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Real Estate & Rental industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this sits roughly in line with peers (0.9x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $1,012 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Free Will LLC in Buffalo, NY is another real estate & rental employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $1,015 in current penalties.
- 2.0
- violations per inspection
- 100.0%
- of violations were serious
- $1,012
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- D OSHA safety compliance: 2 violations across 1 OSHA inspection (2.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $1K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($1K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Real Estate & Rental employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Chicopee Housing Authority.
Chicopee Housing Authority in the Real Estate & Rental enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Chicopee Housing Authority at rank #898 of 902 employers ($1,012 owed). Chicopee Housing Authority carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #898 of 902 Real Estate & Rental employers on WHD back wages ($1,012).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $1,012 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Chicopee Housing Authority Compares
Chicopee Housing Authority's 2.00 violations per inspection compares to the Real Estate & Rental sector average of 2.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Chicopee Housing Authority to date. The Real Estate & Rental sector average runs $2,397 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2022-10-25
Last Inspection
2022-10-25
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
2.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,210
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 2.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Real Estate & Rental average of $2,210.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
2
Serious
100.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
0
Other-Than-Serious
0.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Chicopee Housing Authority owed $1,012 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Real Estate & Rental
How Chicopee Housing Authority compares to the Real Estate & Rental sector, which has 1,671 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Chicopee Housing Authority | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 1.1 |
| Violations | 2 | 2.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,397 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,210 |
Nationwide Real Estate & Rental peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Chicopee Housing Authority, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Chicopee Housing Authority's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Chicopee Housing Authority against Atlantic Realty Development, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Chicopee Housing Authority's inspection and penalty record is typical for Real Estate & Rental or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Real Estate & Rental sector
- Chicopee Housing Authority also carries $1,012 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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