PROTECH METAL FINISHING, INC.
214 HECKNER DRIVE, LIGONIER, IN 46767 · NAICS 331313 Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production
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Inspection records
Nov 15, 2022#346341100Nov 15, 2022Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#346341100$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346341100
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 2022
- Closed
- Jan 6, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 33
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 214 Heckner Drive, Ligonier, IN 46767
- Industry
- 331313 Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production
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.
Jun 24, 2019#344173679Jun 24, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344173679$11,37510 viol.10 violations$11,375 in penalties
Inspection #344173679
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 24, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 2019
- Final Order
- Oct 3, 2019
- Closed
- Jan 6, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 32
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,375
- Penalties on Record
- $11,375
- Site Address
- 214 Heckner Street, Ligonier, IN 46767
- Industry
- 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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 (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $875 | $875 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 2 | 3 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | $1,400 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01005A | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01005B | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01006A | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $1,050 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 01006B | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IV A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 02001 | 1904.41 OSHA citation code: 19040041 A02 | Other | 1 | 32 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Oct 10, 2019 | - | Oct 3, 2019 |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $9,625 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | #1634110 | Feb 16, 2023 | $9,625 | Mar 13, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
2 inspections, 2019 to 2022. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 8,699 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.