Inspection #104009105

Name: OSHA Inspection #104009105: BASTIAN PLATING COMPANY, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of BASTIAN PLATING COMPANY, INC. at 625 West 15th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 on Jun 28, 1988. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Oct 12, 1993.

OSHA documented 15 violations (3 serious, 4 willful, 8 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $35,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 104009105
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Jun 28, 1988
Closed: Oct 12, 1993
Contested: Aug 23, 1988
Final Order: Sep 20, 1990
Total Violations: 15
Penalties on Record: $35,000
Initial Penalties: $41,700
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: BASTIAN PLATING COMPANY, INC.
Address: 625 West 15th Street, Auburn, IN 46706
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#114984842	Dec 6, 1993	Planned (H)	16 violations	$1,125
#115024648	Dec 6, 1991	Planned (H)	No violations
#108605718	Oct 12, 1990	Follow-Up (F)	12 violations	$3,675

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.

FatalityHospitalizationJun 28, 1988

5 workers killed, 9 injured when exposed to hydrogen cyanide

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Lung

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Oct 12, 1993.

Citations on Record

3 serious, 4 willful, 8 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$41,700

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

Current Penalties

$35,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Aug 23, 1988. Final orders are recorded through Sep 20, 1990. 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
01001A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 V	Serious	$800	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
01001B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VII	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
01002	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H02 III	Serious	$800	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
02001	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VI	Willful	$10,000	$8,750	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
02002	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D11 II	Willful	$10,000	$8,750	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
02003	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D11 III	Willful	$10,000	$8,750	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
02004	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D11 V	Willful	$10,000	$8,750	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03001	400.402	Other	$100	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01	Other	$0	$0	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03003A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VIII	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03003B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 XI	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02	Other	$0	$0	Aug 18, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03005A	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I	Other	$0	$0	Jul 29, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03005B	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 G04	Other	$0	$0	Aug 1, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990
03006	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 I	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 1988	Aug 23, 1988	Sep 20, 1990

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $3,750 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citationsissued 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
01002	#108605718	Jan 3, 1991	$1,500	-	-
03004	#108605718	Jan 3, 1991	$2,250	-	-

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.

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