DARLING & COMPANY
BIG FOUR & SMALLEY RD., READING, OH 45215 · NAICS 311712
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Inspection records
Jan 13, 1986#2389260Jan 13, 1986Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#2389260$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2389260
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 13, 1986
- Closed
- Jan 17, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Big Four & Smalley Rd., Reading, OH 45215
- Industry
- 311712
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.
Nov 19, 1985#2389054Nov 19, 1985Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#2389054$1,33010 viol.10 violations$1,330 in penalties
Inspection #2389054
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 1985
- Closed
- Jan 22, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,510
- Penalties on Record
- $1,330
- Site Address
- Big Four & Smalley Rd., Reading, OH 45215
- Industry
- 311712
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $450 | $250 | Dec 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $1,260 | $480 | Dec 31, 1985 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $360 | $100 | Dec 12, 1985 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Repeat | 2 | 3 | $360 | $100 | Dec 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $180 | $100 | Nov 30, 1985 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $900 | $300 | Dec 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1985 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1985 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1985 | - | - |
| 03004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1985 | - | - |
Jun 14, 1984#1671494Jun 14, 1984Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#1671494$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1671494
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 1984
- Closed
- Jun 19, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 34
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Big Four & Smalley Rd, Reading, OH 45215
- Industry
- 311712
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 3, 1983#14548648Feb 3, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14548648$2,64048 viol.48 violations$2,640 in penalties
Inspection #14548648
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 1983
- Closed
- Jan 22, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 39
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 48
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 1 willful, 38 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,590
- Penalties on Record
- $2,640
- Site Address
- Big Four & Smalley Rd., Reading, OH 45215
- Industry
- 311712
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 (12 of 48 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $180 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D02 XII | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $180 | Feb 3, 1983 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C09 | Serious | 1 | - | $490 | $180 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $180 | Apr 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 VC9 | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $180 | Feb 4, 1983 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A05 I | Serious | 1 | - | $420 | $180 | Feb 4, 1983 | - | - |
| 01007A | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B01 III | Serious | 1 | - | $630 | $180 | Apr 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 01007B | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 XIII | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | - | $420 | $180 | Apr 8, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1983 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 48 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $100 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01008 | #2389054 | Oct 29, 1985 | $100 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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 enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
4 inspections, 1983 to 1986. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 24,362 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.