Inspection #114968332

Name: OSHA Inspection #114968332: BOSS MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of BOSS MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING INC. at 1918 Markle Street, Elkhart, IN 46514 on Aug 4, 1993. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Apr 11, 2003.

OSHA documented 43 violations (18 serious, 1 willful, 24 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $0. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

This employer has 5 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 114968332
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Aug 4, 1993
Closed: Apr 11, 2003
Contested: Jan 30, 1995
Final Order: Mar 7, 2003
Total Violations: 43
Penalties on Record: $0
Initial Penalties: $27,000
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: BOSS MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING INC.
Address: 1918 Markle Street, Elkhart, IN 46514
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer5 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#124068388	May 17, 1993	Complaint (B)	17 violations	$11,620
#104022959	Dec 14, 1988	Planned (H)	5 violations	$150
#101960862	Feb 24, 1987	Complaint (B)	16 violations	$120
#2691814	Jul 17, 1986	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#2748457	Feb 7, 1986	Accident (A)	4 violations	$350

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.

AmputationJul 28, 1993

Employee's fingers are amputated by brake press

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)

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 Apr 11, 2003.

Citations on Record

18 serious, 1 willful, 24 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$27,000

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

Current Penalties

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jan 30, 1995. Final orders are recorded through Mar 7, 2003. 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	2200080101	Serious	$2,100	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01002	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$1,500	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01003	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$900	$0	Oct 11, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01004A	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02	Serious	$900	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01004B	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01004C	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01004D	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01004E	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01005A	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B06 I	Serious	$1,500	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01005B	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B06 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01006	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I	Serious	$1,500	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01007	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 II	Serious	$1,200	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01008A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$900	$0	Oct 1, 2003	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01008B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01009	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$1,200	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01010	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02	Serious	$900	$0	Oct 11, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01011	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04	Serious	$2,100	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
01012	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 I	Serious	$1,200	$0	Oct 6, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
02001	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Willful	$10,500	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03001	400.402	Other	$600	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II	Other	$0	$0	Oct 6, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03003	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 6, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03004	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03005	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03006	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q02	Other	$0	$0	Oct 2, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03007	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A03 I	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03008A	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 III	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03008B	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 V	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03009	1910.108 Dip Tanks (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19100108 F04	Other	$0	$0	Oct 2, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03010	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03011	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03012	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03013	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03014	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II	Other	$0	$0	Oct 2, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03015	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 D09 III	Other	$0	$0	Oct 2, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03016	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Other	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03017	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03018A	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03018B	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Other	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03019A	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 11, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03019B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 3, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03020	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Other	$0	$0	Oct 4, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003
03021	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III	Other	$0	$0	Oct 16, 1993	Jan 30, 1995	Mar 7, 2003

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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