BETTER ENGINEERING MFG
7101 BELAIR ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21206
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Inspection records
Apr 15, 2008#311803415Apr 15, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#311803415$1,30027 viol.27 violations$1,300 in penalties
Inspection #311803415
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 15, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 2008
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 48
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 27
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 23 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,850
- Penalties on Record
- $1,300
- Site Address
- 8361 Town Center Court, Baltimore, MD 21236
- Industry
- 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery 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 (16 of 27 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | $500 | Jul 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,100 | $400 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 3 | 6 | $1,100 | $400 | Jul 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 IV | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09 | Other | 1 | 2 | $275 | $0 | Jul 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 48 | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2008 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F04 | Other | 1 | 48 | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2008 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2008 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C03 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02010 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02011 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01 | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2008 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 27 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 4, 1992#119535011Nov 4, 1992Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#119535011$1,3755 viol.5 violations$1,375 in penalties
Inspection #119535011
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 4, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 1992
- Contested
- Jan 26, 1993
- Final Order
- May 21, 1993
- Closed
- May 26, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 46
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,750
- Penalties on Record
- $1,375
- Site Address
- 8361 Town Center Court, Baltimore, MD 21236
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $550 | $275 | Jan 19, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | May 21, 1993 |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 33 | $1,100 | $550 | Feb 15, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | May 21, 1993 |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 33 | $1,100 | $550 | Feb 15, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | May 21, 1993 |
| 03001 | 50405 OSHA citation code: 50405 B01 | Other | 1 | 33 | $0 | $0 | Jan 19, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | May 21, 1993 |
| 03002 | 50406 OSHA citation code: 50406 A01 | Other | 1 | 33 | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1993 | Jan 26, 1993 | May 21, 1993 |
Jul 24, 1984#14820047Jul 24, 1984FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#14820047$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14820047
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 6, 1984
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7101 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206
- 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.
Electric shock - direct contact with welding electrode
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.
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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.
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, 1984 to 2008. 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.