A O SMITH CORP
531 NORTH FOURTH STREET, Tipp City, OH 45371 · NAICS 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Feb 25, 1987#101693158Feb 25, 1987Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#101693158$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #101693158
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 25, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 25, 1987
- Closed
- Aug 25, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 563
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 531 North 4th Street, Tipp City, OH 45371
- Industry
- 335312 Motor and Generator 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 13 | 13 | $0 | $0 | Mar 23, 1987 | - | - |
Feb 24, 1987#101693042Feb 24, 1987Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#101693042$5405 viol.5 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #101693042
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 1987
- Closed
- Apr 30, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 563
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 531 North 4th Street, Tipp City, OH 45371
- Industry
- 335312 Motor and Generator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $540 | $540 | Mar 22, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 22, 1987 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 29, 1987 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1987 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 22, 1987 | - | - |
Jun 5, 1979#214654618Jun 5, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#214654618$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #214654618
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 531 North Fourth Street, Tipp City, OH 45371
- Industry
- 335312 Motor and Generator 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 18, 1974#214586299Jun 18, 1974Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#214586299$36026 viol.26 violations$360 in penalties
Inspection #214586299
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 1,475
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 26
- Violation Types
- 26 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $360
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- 531 North Fourth Street, Tipp City, OH 45371
- Industry
- 335312 Motor and Generator 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 (10 of 26 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 A03 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1974 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D03 IV | Other | 40 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1974 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 5, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 8 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 1974 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 26, 1974 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1974 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1974 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 V | Other | 4 | - | $80 | $80 | Sep 27, 1974 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J03 IX | Other | 1 | - | $80 | $80 | Jul 5, 1974 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 M01 | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 1974 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 26 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 1, 1973#214596702Aug 1, 1973Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#214596702$301 viol.1 violation$30 in penalties
Inspection #214596702
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 1973
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 1, 1973
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 1,391
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $30
- Penalties on Record
- $30
- Site Address
- 531 North Fourth Street, Tipp City, OH 45371
- Industry
- 335312 Motor and Generator 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C | Other | 1 | - | $30 | $30 | Feb 22, 1974 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
5 inspections, 1973 to 1987. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, 4,599 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.