STERLING CASTINGS CORP
1000 WEST WILEY STREET, Bluffton, IN 46714
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Inspection records
Mar 24, 1977#215307943Mar 24, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#215307943$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #215307943
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 1977
- Closed
- Oct 19, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 West Wiley Street, Bluffton, IN 46714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 G02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 13, 1977 | - | - |
May 19, 1975#215322967May 19, 1975Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#215322967$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215322967
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- May 20, 1975
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 West Wiley Street, Bluffton, IN 46714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 6, 1973#215321670Aug 6, 1973Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#215321670$304 viol.4 violations$30 in penalties
Inspection #215321670
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 1973
- Closed
- Dec 16, 1975
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $30
- Penalties on Record
- $30
- Site Address
- 1000 West Wiley Street, Bluffton, IN 46714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1973 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1973 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1973 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 2 | - | $30 | $30 | Oct 1, 1973 | - | - |
Nov 1, 1972#215321589Nov 1, 1972Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#215321589$20013 viol.13 violations$200 in penalties
Inspection #215321589
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 1972
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 1972
- Closed
- Mar 24, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $200
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- 1000 West Wiley Avenue, Bluffton, IN 46714
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (12 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C | Other | 3 | - | $75 | $75 | Jul 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 A | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 A04 IA | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Aug 6, 1973 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 5 | - | $35 | $35 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02 | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 F02 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1973 | - | - |
| 01013 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1973 | - | - |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 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
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.
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.
14 inspections, 1972 to 1986. 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).
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.