MORTON SALT, INC.
151 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL AVE, RITTMAN, OH 44270 · NAICS 311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Aug 30, 2022#346179971Aug 30, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346179971$5,5471 viol.1 violation$5,547 in penalties
Inspection #346179971
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2022
- Final Order
- Oct 13, 2022
- Closed
- Oct 18, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 233
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,094
- Penalties on Record
- $5,547
- Site Address
- 151 South Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract 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 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Other | 3 | 25 | $11,094 | $5,547 | - | Oct 13, 2022 |
Nov 30, 2020#345113807Nov 30, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345113807$5,2231 viol.1 violation$5,223 in penalties
Inspection #345113807
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 30, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 14, 2021
- Final Order
- Mar 8, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 9, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,950
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,461
- Penalties on Record
- $5,223
- Site Address
- 151 South Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates fingertip while unclogging machine
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $7,461 | $5,223 | Mar 3, 2021 | - | Mar 8, 2021 |
Jan 16, 2019#343722484Jan 16, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343722484$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343722484
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 16, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 2019
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 237
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 2 referrals
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 151 South Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract 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 13, 2018#343659371Dec 13, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343659371$10,6083 viol.3 violations$10,608 in penalties
Inspection #343659371
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 13, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 13, 2018
- Final Order
- May 2, 2019
- Closed
- Jun 7, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,155
- Penalties on Record
- $10,608
- Site Address
- 151 South Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee sustains second and third degree burns when splashe
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $9,472 | $6,630 | - | May 2, 2019 | |
| 01002A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,683 | $3,978 | Apr 25, 2019 | - | May 2, 2019 |
| 01002B | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 2019 | - | May 2, 2019 |
Dec 5, 2013#339510513Dec 5, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339510513$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339510513
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 2013
- Closed
- Jan 21, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 151 Industrial Street, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation 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.
Aug 5, 2009#313455362Aug 5, 2009Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#313455362$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313455362
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 5, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 31, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 266
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 151 S. Industrial Street, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
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.
Oct 20, 1976#16030926Oct 20, 1976Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#16030926$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16030926
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 20, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 343
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 151 S Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing
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 25, 1975#15978802Nov 25, 1975Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#15978802$49021 viol.21 violations$490 in penalties
Inspection #15978802
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 25, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 25, 1975
- Closed
- Feb 2, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 311
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 21
- Violation Types
- 21 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $490
- Penalties on Record
- $490
- Site Address
- 151 South Industrial Street, Rittman, OH 44270
- Industry
- 311942 Spice and Extract 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 (6 of 21 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E02 III | Other | 3 | - | $30 | $30 | Mar 4, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040004 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 4, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 4, 1976 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Aug 4, 1976 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 21 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
8 inspections, 1975 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
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