UNIVERSAL POLYMER & RUBBER, LTD
15730 SOUTH MADISON RD., MIDDLEFIELD, OH 44062 · NAICS 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Feb 12, 2024#347273971Feb 12, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#347273971$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347273971
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 4, 2024
- Closed
- Jul 8, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 56
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15730 Madison Road, Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
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.
Jul 24, 2013#339233017Jul 24, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339233017$8,4004 viol.4 violations$8,400 in penalties
Inspection #339233017
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 21, 2013
- Final Order
- Sep 10, 2013
- Closed
- Jan 8, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $8,400
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326291 Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use
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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02 | Serious | 1 | 50 | $3,000 | $1,800 | Sep 27, 2013 | - | Sep 10, 2013 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $4,000 | $2,400 | Oct 11, 2013 | - | Sep 10, 2013 |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 4 | 2 | $4,000 | $2,400 | Sep 11, 2013 | - | Sep 10, 2013 |
| 01004 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $1,800 | Sep 4, 2013 | - | Sep 10, 2013 |
Jul 23, 2008#311515449Jul 23, 2008Programmed Other (K) · Partial scope, Health#311515449$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311515449
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 23, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 24, 2008
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 51
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 30, 2004#308019504Jul 30, 2004Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308019504$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308019504
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 30, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 30, 2004
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
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.
Jun 22, 1999#302507504Jun 22, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302507504$3,0606 viol.6 violations$3,060 in penalties
Inspection #302507504
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 18, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 185
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,060
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Serious | 1 | 13 | $1,200 | $540 | Jul 31, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,200 | $540 | Aug 9, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 A01 | Serious | 2 | 100 | $1,600 | $720 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,600 | $540 | Jul 24, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 70 | $2,400 | $720 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
Jun 22, 1999#118124163Jun 22, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#118124163$2,34010 viol.10 violations$2,340 in penalties
Inspection #118124163
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 22, 1999
- Closed
- Aug 16, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 236
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,200
- Penalties on Record
- $2,340
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Serious | 3 | 1 | $1,200 | $540 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 8 | 1 | $1,600 | $720 | Aug 9, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,200 | $540 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Serious | 4 | 1 | $1,200 | $540 | Jul 24, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1999 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 L01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 24, 1998#301914073Feb 24, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301914073$2,2505 viol.5 violations$2,250 in penalties
Inspection #301914073
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 1998
- Closed
- Apr 22, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 185
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,250
- Site Address
- 15730 South Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
- Industry
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 70 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Mar 16, 1998 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Apr 10, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 70 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Mar 16, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Mar 16, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Mar 11, 1998 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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.
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.
7 inspections, 1998 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, 12,985 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.