LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO
22801 ST CLAIR AVENUE, Cleveland, OH 44117 · NAICS 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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Inspection records
May 14, 2024#347481954May 14, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347481954$9,6791 viol.1 violation$9,679 in penalties
Inspection #347481954
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 2024
- Final Order
- Sep 16, 2024
- Closed
- Oct 2, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,478
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,131
- Penalties on Record
- $9,679
- Site Address
- 22801 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $16,131 | $9,679 | Oct 1, 2024 | - | Sep 16, 2024 |
Aug 21, 2023#346923675Aug 21, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346923675$6,2621 viol.1 violation$6,262 in penalties
Inspection #346923675
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 21, 2023
- Final Order
- Nov 29, 2023
- Closed
- Dec 22, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,436
- Penalties on Record
- $6,262
- Site Address
- 22801 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $10,436 | $6,262 | - | Nov 29, 2023 |
Feb 7, 2023#346488091Feb 7, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346488091$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346488091
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 7, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 7, 2023
- Closed
- Mar 24, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 2, 2022#346117203Aug 2, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346117203$7,2511 viol.1 violation$7,251 in penalties
Inspection #346117203
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 2, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 8, 2022
- Final Order
- Oct 26, 2022
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,502
- Penalties on Record
- $7,251
- Site Address
- 22801 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $14,502 | $7,251 | - | Oct 26, 2022 |
Dec 30, 2015#341153005Dec 30, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341153005$7,0001 viol.1 violation$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #341153005
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 13, 2016
- Final Order
- Feb 18, 2016
- Closed
- Feb 18, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | - | Feb 18, 2016 |
Oct 31, 2014#340055979Oct 31, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340055979$24,0007 viol.7 violations$24,000 in penalties
Inspection #340055979
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 31, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 21, 2015
- Contested
- Feb 18, 2015
- Final Order
- Oct 15, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $31,000
- Penalties on Record
- $24,000
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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 (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| 01003A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $7,000 | $0 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| 01003B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| 01003C | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D05 I | Serious | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 28, 1987#103217592Jul 28, 1987Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#103217592$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103217592
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 21, 1987
- Closed
- Oct 26, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,774
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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.
Jul 15, 1987#101288181Jul 15, 1987Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#101288181$1804 viol.4 violations$180 in penalties
Inspection #101288181
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 1987
- Closed
- Sep 3, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,774
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $180
- Penalties on Record
- $180
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $180 | $180 | Aug 27, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Other | 9 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1987 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 2, 1987 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1987 | - | - |
May 20, 1986#101707644May 20, 1986Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#101707644$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101707644
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- May 20, 1986
- Closed
- May 22, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,850
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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.
Dec 6, 1978#214786808Dec 6, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#214786808$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #214786808
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 6, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,005
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333992 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing
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.
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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.
19 inspections, 1973 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Machinery Manufacturing, 17,988 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: welding and soldering equipment manufacturing reported 1.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 23.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source