AMES DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
4300 JANITROL ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43228
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jul 16, 2002#305429995Jul 16, 2002Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#305429995$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305429995
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 16, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 16, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4300 Janitrol Road, Columbus, OH 43228
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jul 9, 2001#112535414Jul 9, 2001Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#112535414$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112535414
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Jul 9, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4300 Janitrol Road, Columbus, OH 43228
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Apr 13, 2001#112537535Apr 13, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#112537535$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112537535
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 2001
- Closed
- Jun 13, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3955 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43213
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII | Other | 4 | 45 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2001 | - | - |
Jul 15, 1999#121904148Jul 15, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#121904148$10,38013 viol.13 violations$10,380 in penalties
Inspection #121904148
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 5, 1999
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,750
- Penalties on Record
- $10,380
- Site Address
- 4300 Janitrol Road, Columbus, OH 43228
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (8 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 3 | 14 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01 | Serious | 27 | 200 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 28, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A02 | Serious | 1 | 19 | $0 | $0 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 II | Serious | 6 | 50 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02 | Serious | 5 | 200 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Serious | 14 | 50 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A01 I | Serious | 2 | 25 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 3 | 25 | $1,625 | $813 | Aug 13, 1999 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 2, 1999#121909709Jun 2, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#121909709$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #121909709
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 2, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 1999
- Closed
- Jun 2, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4200 Westward Drive, Columbus, OH 43228
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Aug 15, 1989#103037586Aug 15, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103037586$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103037586
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 1989
- Closed
- Aug 21, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4300 Janitrol Road, Columbus, OH 43228
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
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.
6 inspections, 1989 to 2002. 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.