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CHAPIN & CHAPIN INC.
$1,425
penalties
7
viol.
3
insp.

CHAPIN & CHAPIN INC.

P O BOX 568 RT 20 EAST, NORWALK, OH 44857NAICS 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspections
3
Jul 1974 to Dec 1992 · 3 safety, 0 health
Violations
7
across 3 inspections
Penalties on record
$1,425
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 1Willful 0Repeat 0Other 6

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Dec 10, 1992FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#103232666$1,3501 viol.

Inspection #103232666

Dates

Opened
Dec 10, 1992
Closing Conference Date
Feb 12, 1993
Closed
Mar 31, 1993

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$1,500
Penalties on Record
$1,350
Site Address
Barrow Dr. & Rt. 4, Norwalk, OH 44857
Industry
237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityDec 10, 1992

Employee killed when crushed by grinding machine

Injury: OtherBody part: Body SystemSource: MachineEvent: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010015A0001
General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)
Serious11$1,500$1,350Mar 2, 1993--
Sep 16, 1974Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#16099152$00 viol.

Inspection #16099152

Dates

Opened
Sep 16, 1974
Closing Conference Date
Sep 16, 1974
Closed
Mar 10, 1984

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
Not displayed
Number of Employees
19

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
P O Box 568 Rt 20 East, Norwalk, OH 44857
Industry
237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Jul 31, 1974Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#16098949$756 viol.

Inspection #16098949

Dates

Opened
Jul 31, 1974
Closing Conference Date
Jul 31, 1974
Closed
Mar 10, 1984

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
Not displayed
Number of Employees
20

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
6 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$75
Penalties on Record
$75
Site Address
P O Box 568 Route 20 East, Norwalk, OH 44857
Industry
237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Violations

Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
Other2-$25$25Sep 12, 1974--
010021910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04
Other2-$25$25Sep 12, 1974--
010031910.107
Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials
OSHA citation code: 19100107 G07
Other3-$0$0Sep 12, 1974--
010041910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I
Other1-$25$25Sep 12, 1974--
010051910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01
Other2-$0$0Oct 10, 1974--
010061910.37
Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes
OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01
Other7-$0$0Sep 12, 1974--
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About these records

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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1910.215Abrasive Wheel Machinery2 citations · $50
1910.23Ladders1 citation · $0
1910.37Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes1 citation · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.3
Industry average1.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$475
Industry average$2,262

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 69,126 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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