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ONE BATTERY WAY, COLUMBUS, GA 31907 · NAICS 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Nov 21, 2000#303930416Nov 21, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#303930416$8,5008 viol.8 violations$8,500 in penalties
Inspection #303930416
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 22, 2000
- Closed
- Feb 23, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 365
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,500
- Penalties on Record
- $8,500
- Site Address
- 1 Battery Blvd., Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 5 | 1.0278 - 1364.1642 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $5,000 | $4,000 | Feb 8, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 I | Serious | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 IB | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Feb 8, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 M02 IE | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2001 | - | - |
Showing the 6 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.
Sep 20, 2000#302565361Sep 20, 2000Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#302565361$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302565361
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 20, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 21, 2000
- Closed
- Sep 21, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 485
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 18, 2000#302562418Apr 18, 2000Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#302562418$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302562418
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 18, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 2000
- Closed
- Nov 7, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 485
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling12 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) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 5 | 0 - 0.0012 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 5 | 0 - 0.0001 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 5 | 0.00065 - 0.0183 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 5 | 0.0361 - 0.1988 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 5 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 5 | 0 - 0.0008 | mg/m³ |
Oct 27, 1999#302560081Oct 27, 1999Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#302560081$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302560081
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 27, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 1999
- Closed
- Oct 29, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 485
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling12 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) | 11 | 0 - 0.0048 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 11 | 0 - 0.005 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 11 | 0 - 0.0075 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 11 | 0.0045 - 0.2738 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 11 | 0 - 0.0008 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 11 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 11 | 0 - 0.0032 | mg/m³ |
Mar 3, 1999#300622941Mar 3, 1999Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#300622941$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300622941
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1999
- Closed
- Mar 3, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 510
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jan 20, 1999#300622651Jan 20, 1999Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#300622651$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300622651
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 20, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 1999
- Closed
- Jan 20, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 505
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 15, 1998#122231137Sep 15, 1998Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#122231137$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #122231137
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 29, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 510
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 10 | 0.073 - 0.47 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I | Other | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Nov 22, 1998 | - | - |
Feb 26, 1997#300173184Feb 26, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300173184$23,25017 viol.17 violations$23,250 in penalties
Inspection #300173184
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 26, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 31, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 435
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 17
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $39,750
- Penalties on Record
- $23,250
- Site Address
- One Battery Way, Columbus, GA 31907
- Industry
- 335912 Primary Battery 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 14 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 11 | 0 - 0.25 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 17 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 3 | 27 | $1,125 | $250 | Oct 1, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,125 | $250 | Jun 9, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,500 | $750 | Jun 11, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,875 | $1,000 | Jun 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D07 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,875 | $250 | Jun 9, 1997 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
8 inspections, 1997 to 2000. 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
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