LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO.
22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, EUCLID, OH 44117 · NAICS 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Dec 17, 2024#347938664Dec 17, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347938664$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #347938664
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 2024
- Final Order
- Mar 28, 2025
- Closed
- May 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,478
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,606
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, 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 (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 | Other | 3 | 20 | $15,606 | $0 | Mar 31, 2025 | - | Mar 28, 2025 |
May 7, 2024#347465726May 7, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347465726$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347465726
Dates
- Opened
- May 7, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 2024
- Closed
- May 22, 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
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, 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.
Dec 21, 2022#346405319Dec 21, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346405319$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346405319
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2022
- Closed
- Apr 27, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, 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.
Mar 3, 2022#345814982Mar 3, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345814982$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #345814982
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 2022
- Final Order
- Sep 21, 2022
- Closed
- Oct 7, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 2022 | - | Sep 21, 2022 |
Dec 4, 2018#343637443Dec 4, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343637443$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343637443
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2018
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Aug 4, 2004#308019868Aug 4, 2004Referral (C) · No Inspection scope, Safety#308019868$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308019868
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 4, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 4, 2004
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117
- Industry
- 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery 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.
Mar 10, 2004#307496000Mar 10, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307496000$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307496000
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 2004
- Closed
- Sep 7, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, 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.
Oct 30, 2001#304485865Oct 30, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#304485865$3,5768 viol.8 violations$3,576 in penalties
Inspection #304485865
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2001
- Contested
- Dec 26, 2001
- Final Order
- Aug 8, 2002
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,650
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,950
- Penalties on Record
- $3,576
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling23 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Ethanolamine | 5 | 0 - 0.266589 | ppm |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 1 | 0.1537804 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 1 | 0.0044299 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nitric Oxide | 4 | 0 - 0.17 | ppm |
| Nitrogen Dioxide | 9 | 0 - 0.15 | ppm |
| N-Nitrosodibutylamine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosodiethylamine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosodipropylamine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosomorpholine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosopiperidine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N03 X | Other | 1 | 5 | $1,700 | $500 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2002 |
| 01002 | 1910.255 Resistance Welding OSHA citation code: 19100255 B04 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | $1,000 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2002 |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,275 | $638 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2002 |
| 01005A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,275 | $638 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2002 |
| 01005B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2001 | Dec 26, 2001 | Aug 8, 2002 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 17, 2000#303483879Aug 17, 2000Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#303483879$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303483879
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 17, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 17, 2000
- Closed
- Aug 22, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Aug 9, 2000#303483549Aug 9, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303483549$3,5004 viol.4 violations$3,500 in penalties
Inspection #303483549
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 2000
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,500
- Site Address
- 22801 St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117
- Industry
- 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
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 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Sep 5, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,500 | $750 | Sep 5, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 25 | $1,500 | $750 | Sep 5, 2000 | - | - |
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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.
27 inspections, 1974 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,794 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.