COLWELL MERCHANDISING INC
205 W WAYNE, KENDALLVILLE, IN 46755
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Mar 6, 1997#125343731Mar 6, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#125343731$3,30018 viol.18 violations$3,300 in penalties
Inspection #125343731
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 6, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 1997
- Closed
- May 6, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,250
- Penalties on Record
- $3,300
- Site Address
- 205 W Wayne, Kendallville, IN 46755
- 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 (16 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 5 | 10 | $1,875 | $750 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,125 | $450 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,875 | $750 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,125 | $450 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | $450 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A04 V | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,125 | $450 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A03 I | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 1997 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Other | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1997 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 6, 1991#108612441Mar 6, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#108612441$2,35013 viol.13 violations$2,350 in penalties
Inspection #108612441
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 6, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 14, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 101
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,350
- Penalties on Record
- $2,350
- Site Address
- 205 W Wayne, Kendallville, IN 46755
- 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 (13 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $180 | $180 | May 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $180 | $180 | May 14, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 14, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $270 | $270 | May 14, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $540 | $540 | May 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 1 | 20 | $180 | $180 | Apr 30, 1991 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $270 | $270 | May 14, 1991 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $270 | $270 | May 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 II | Serious | 1 | 84 | $360 | $360 | May 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 400.402 | Other | 1 | 84 | $100 | $100 | May 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 1, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 1991 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | May 14, 1991 | - | - |
Nov 6, 1987#103966883Nov 6, 1987Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#103966883$2807 viol.7 violations$280 in penalties
Inspection #103966883
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 6, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 9, 1987
- Closed
- Jul 19, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $560
- Penalties on Record
- $280
- Site Address
- 205 W Wayne, Kendallville, IN 46755
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
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 is in the inspection details above.
Employee's arm fractured in unguarded point of operation
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $560 | $280 | Jun 15, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 400.402 | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 400.404 | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 1988 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1988 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 I | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1988 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1988 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 110 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 1988 | - | - |
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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). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
3 inspections, 1987 to 1997. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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