HOWARD'S SHEET METAL, INC.
515 EAST MAIN STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43215 · NAICS 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
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Inspection records
May 18, 2000#300536919May 18, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#300536919$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #300536919
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- May 22, 2000
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 515 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43215
- Industry
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,000 | $1,500 | Jun 7, 2000 | - | - |
Sep 11, 1997#121912042Sep 11, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#121912042$1,2753 viol.3 violations$1,275 in penalties
Inspection #121912042
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 11, 1997
- Closed
- Oct 28, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $1,275
- Site Address
- 3773 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214
- Industry
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 A02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,500 | $900 | Oct 3, 1997 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 I02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 3, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices OSHA citation code: 19260502 I04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $375 | $375 | Oct 3, 1997 | - | - |
Oct 22, 1992#18178517Oct 22, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#18178517$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18178517
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 22, 1992
- Closed
- Oct 22, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1233 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
- Industry
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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.
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.
3 inspections, 1992 to 2000. 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
Specialty Trade Contractors, 551,694 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.