Inspection #103337697
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of ACE IRON & METAL CO. at 2515 Groveport Road, Columbus, OH 43207 on May 25, 1994. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jan 11, 2000.
OSHA documented 40 violations (33 serious, 7 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $90,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 referral, 1 accident report in OSHA records.
This employer has 12 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 103337697
- Type
- Accident (A)
- Scope
- Complete
- Opened
- May 25, 1994
- Closed
- Jan 11, 2000
- Contested
- Dec 5, 1994
- Final Order
- Feb 21, 1996
- Total Violations
- 40
- Penalties on Record
- $90,000
- Initial Penalties
- $368,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Establishment
- Address
- 2515 Groveport Road, Columbus, OH 43207
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Other Inspections of This Employer12 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #345532063 | Sep 16, 2021 | Referral (C) | 1 violation | $5,257 |
| #344937131 | Sep 21, 2020 | Referral (C) | 2 violations | $3,509 |
| #342639176 | Sep 14, 2017 | Referral (C) | No violations | |
| #342275435 | Apr 25, 2017 | Referral (C) | No violations | |
| #339864662 | Jul 24, 2014 | Complaint (B) | 12 violations | $18,942 |
| #309186211 | Aug 31, 2006 | Planned (H) | 8 violations | $2,943 |
| #18174904 | Dec 4, 2001 | Planned (H) | 1 violation | $1,470 |
| #121912653 | Jun 4, 1997 | Follow-Up (F) | 10 violations | $6,504 |
| #18175745 | Jan 18, 1995 | Complaint (B) | 2 violations | $480 |
| #102553013 | Jan 22, 1988 | Follow-Up (F) | No violations | |
| #103170650 | Dec 29, 1987 | Complaint (B) | 1 violation | |
| #102553336 | Nov 25, 1987 | 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.
Employee killed in oxygen regulator explosion
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
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.
Inspection closed Jan 11, 2000.
33 serious, 7 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
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 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F01 | Serious | $7,000 | $4,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01003 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A01 | Serious | $7,000 | $4,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01004 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 B01 | Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01005 | 1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 C04 II | Serious | $2,500 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01006 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | $3,500 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01007A | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 C01 I | Serious | $7,000 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01007B | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 F | Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01008 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 C02 | Serious | $2,500 | $3,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01009 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04 | Serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01010 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D06 | Serious | $5,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01011 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 E02 I | Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01012 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 I05 I | Serious | $2,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01013 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | $7,000 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01014A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 B01 | Serious | $7,000 | $4,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01014B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01015 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | $2,500 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01016A | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 XIVA | Serious | $7,000 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01016B | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 A04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01016C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | $0 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01017 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 XIIIC | Serious | $7,000 | $5,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01018 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 I | Serious | $2,500 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01019 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B05 I | Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01020 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E01 | Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01021 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E06 I | Serious | $7,000 | $3,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01022 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E06 I | Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01023 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IIIG | Serious | $2,500 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01024 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | $2,500 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 01025 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | $2,500 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 02001 | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 D01 | Serious | $70,000 | $7,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | $70,000 | $7,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 02003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 IB | Serious | $25,000 | $7,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 02004 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 IV | Serious | $70,000 | $7,000 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | $1,000 | $500 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03002 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | $1,000 | $500 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03003 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C01 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A01 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IIIA | Other | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03006 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
| 03007 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 1996 | Dec 5, 1994 | Feb 21, 1996 |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $6,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citationissued 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01004 | - | - | $6,000 | - | - |
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.
Data Source and Methodology
Data synced dailyData on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are updated daily. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. On inspection pages, the status display follows the DOL inspection record first. If the DOL inspection feed includes a close date, we show the inspection as closed. If the inspection feed has no close date but all citation records tied to that inspection show a final order date, we label the page "Final Order Recorded" and disclose the citation dates instead of inferring a close date. Chemical exposure sampling data and OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) are sourced from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS analyte codes. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.