Inspection #103273124

Name: OSHA Inspection #103273124: PIQUA EMERY CUTTER & FOUNDRY CO., INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of PIQUA EMERY CUTTER & FOUNDRY CO., INC. at 821 South Downing Street, Piqua, OH 45356 on Apr 2, 1991. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Mar 13, 1992.

OSHA documented 35 violations (31 serious, 4 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $18,500. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 124 air monitoring samples covering 14 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 9 more.

This employer has 7 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 103273124
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Apr 2, 1991
Closed: Mar 13, 1992
Contested: May 17, 1991
Final Order: Nov 12, 1991
Total Violations: 35
Penalties on Record: $18,500
Initial Penalties: $51,250
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: PIQUA EMERY CUTTER & FOUNDRY CO., INC.
Address: 821 South Downing Street, Piqua, OH 45356
Industry: 331524 Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)

Other Inspections of This Employer7 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#304769219	Nov 6, 2001	Planned (H)	No violations
#18049536	Mar 22, 1995	Complaint (B)	No violations
#103031936	Apr 22, 1992	Follow-Up (F)	1 violation	$720
#103031787	Apr 21, 1992	Follow-Up (F)	3 violations	$2,400
#103238325	Apr 2, 1991	Complaint (B)	16 violations	$20,800
#214626152	Aug 23, 1982	Planned (H)	8 violations	$100
#214597866	Jun 21, 1973	Planned (H)	No violations

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

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Mar 13, 1992.

Citations on Record

31 serious, 4 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$51,250

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

Current Penalties

$18,500

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on May 17, 1991. Final orders are recorded through Nov 12, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	9	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	9	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	9	0 - 0.0068	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	9	0 - 0.0031	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	9	0 - 0.0012	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	9	0.0006 - 2.5996	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	9	0 - 0.0594	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	9	0 - 0.2631	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	9	0 - 0.0142	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	9	0 - 0.0029	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	9	0 - 0.015	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction)	7	0 - 11	%	-
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	9	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	9	0.0011 - 7.2899	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

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	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Serious	$1,250	$200	Apr 29, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01	Serious	$2,500	$400	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01003	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M12	Serious	$2,500	$400	Apr 29, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01004	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Serious	$1,750	$200	Apr 29, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01005	1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B	Serious	$750	$200	May 12, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Serious	$2,500	$400	Apr 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01007	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D01 I	Serious	$2,500	$200	Apr 29, 1991	-	Nov 12, 1991
01008A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$2,500	$200	May 5, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01008B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D06	Serious	$0	$0	May 5, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01009	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01 II	Serious	$2,500	$200	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Serious	$2,500	$200	May 5, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 V	Serious	$0	$0	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010D	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 VI	Serious	$0	$0	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010E	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 XI	Serious	$0	$0	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01010F	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 XII	Serious	$0	$0	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
01011	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$2,500	$400	May 28, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
02001	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C02 I	Other	$0	$0	May 5, 1991	May 17, 1991	Nov 12, 1991
03001	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Oct 3, 1991	-	-
03002	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 I	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Oct 3, 1991	-	-
03003	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Sep 3, 1991	-	-
03004A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E02	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Aug 10, 1991	-	-
03004B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 10, 1991	-	-
03004C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 10, 1991	-	-
03004D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 10, 1991	-	-
03005	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G01	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 17, 1991	-	-
03006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 4, 1991	-	-
03007	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 4, 1991	-	-
03008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Sep 3, 1991	-	-
03009	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Sep 3, 1991	-	-
03010	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Sep 3, 1991	-	-
03011	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 17, 1991	-	-
04001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Other	$0	$0	Aug 4, 1991	-	-
04002	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Other	$0	$0	Aug 17, 1991	-	-
04003	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Other	$0	$0	Sep 3, 1991	-	-

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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