Inspection #102433224

Name: OSHA Inspection #102433224: MINERAL MET, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of MINERAL MET, INC. at 700 Bessemer Ave., Cleveland, OH 44127 on May 12, 1988. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Aug 29, 1991.

OSHA documented 38 violations (21 serious, 7 willful, 10 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $46,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 102433224
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Partial
Opened: May 12, 1988
Closed: Aug 29, 1991
Contested: Dec 1, 1988
Final Order: Jul 21, 1989
Total Violations: 38
Penalties on Record: $46,000
Initial Penalties: $78,300
Related Activity: 1 accident

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Establishment

Name: MINERAL MET, INC.
Address: 700 Bessemer Ave., Cleveland, OH 44127
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#105932248	Aug 23, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#108845504	Mar 20, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

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 appears immediately below.

FatalityHospitalizationMay 12, 1988

1 employee killed, 8 others injured in combustible dust fire

Injury: Burn/Scald (Heat)Body part: Multiple

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).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Aug 29, 1991.

Citations on Record

21 serious, 7 willful, 10 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$78,300

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$46,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Dec 1, 1988. Final orders are recorded through Jul 21, 1989. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Serious	$300	$200	Aug 25, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$500	$300	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01003	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II	Serious	$500	$300	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01004A	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B01	Serious	$900	$600	Feb 10, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01004B	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B08	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	-
01004C	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F05	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	-
01004D	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1988	Dec 1, 1988	-
01005	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B07	Serious	$1,000	$600	Nov 20, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01006	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Serious	$700	$400	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01007	1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 E04 III	Serious	$1,000	$600	Nov 17, 1988	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01008	1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 F07	Serious	$500	$300	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01009	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B	Other	$1,000	$0	Sep 4, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01010	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L	Serious	$600	$400	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01011	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M12 I	Serious	$300	$200	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01012	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$300	$200	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01013	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Other	$400	$0	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01014	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVA	Serious	$600	$400	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01015	1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 XV	Serious	$1,000	$600	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01016A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Serious	$1,000	$600	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
01016B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$10,000	$1,000	Nov 20, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Serious	$10,000	$1,000	Sep 4, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02003A	1910.156 Fire Brigades OSHA citation code: 19100156 C01	Willful	$10,000	$10,000	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02003B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D03	Willful	$0	$0	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02003C	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D06	Willful	$0	$0	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02003D	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Willful	$0	$0	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02004	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 C02 VII	Willful	$10,000	$10,000	Nov 20, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02005	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P04	Willful	$7,000	$7,000	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02006	1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B	Serious	$10,000	$1,000	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
02007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01	Willful	$10,000	$10,000	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03001	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$100	$100	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03002A	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 III	Other	$300	$100	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03002B	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02	Other	$0	$0	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03003	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02	Other	$300	$100	Sep 22, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03004	1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X	Other	$0	$0	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03005	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Other	$0	$0	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03006	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Other	$0	$0	Aug 28, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989
03007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Sep 4, 1989	Dec 1, 1988	Jul 21, 1989

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.

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