SAWBROOK STEEL CASTING, LLC
425 SHEPHERD AVE., LOCKLAND, OH 45215 · NAICS 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
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Inspection records
Jun 23, 2023#346792039Jun 23, 2023FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#346792039$11,9005 viol.5 violations$11,900 in penalties
Inspection #346792039
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2023
- Final Order
- Sep 20, 2023
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $27,891
- Penalties on Record
- $11,900
- Site Address
- 425 Shepherd Ave., Lockland, OH 45215
- Industry
- 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 is killed from head injury when grinding wheel expl
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A01 | Serious | 6 | 6 | $9,297 | $5,950 | - | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| 01001B | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01 | Serious | 6 | 3 | $0 | $0 | - | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| 01001C | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,297 | $0 | Oct 3, 2023 | - | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 01003A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $9,297 | $5,950 | Oct 3, 2023 | - | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 01003B | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C05 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Oct 3, 2023 | - | Sep 20, 2023 |
Jun 19, 2013#339126054Jun 19, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339126054$7,6504 viol.4 violations$7,650 in penalties
Inspection #339126054
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 2013
- Final Order
- Jul 16, 2013
- Closed
- Jul 24, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 107
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $17,100
- Penalties on Record
- $7,650
- Site Address
- 425 Shepherd Ave., Lockland, OH 45215
- Industry
- 331513 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
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 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 B01 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,600 | $0 | Aug 16, 2013 | - | Jul 16, 2013 |
| 01002 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C04 | Serious | 2 | 5 | $4,500 | $0 | Aug 16, 2013 | - | Jul 16, 2013 |
| 01003 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C07 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Aug 16, 2013 | - | Jul 16, 2013 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,500 | $3,150 | Aug 16, 2013 | - | Jul 16, 2013 |
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About 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.
2 inspections, 2013 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 9,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: steel foundries (except investment) reported 7.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 20.5%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source