SONY MAGNETIC PRODUCTS INC. OF AMERICA
HWY 84 WEST, DOTHAN, AL 36301
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Inspection records
Jul 17, 2001#304455116Jul 17, 2001Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#304455116$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #304455116
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 18, 2001
- Contested
- Jan 31, 2002
- Final Order
- Sep 13, 2002
- Closed
- Oct 9, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 640
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 19 | 0 - 0.0065 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 19 | 0.0129327 - 22.9287548 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 19 | 0 - 0.0289 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 19 | 0 - 0.0259063 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 19 | 0 - 0.0011028 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 19 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 19 | 0 - 0.0724 | mg/m³ |
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 E | Other | 1 | 4 | $5,000 | $1,000 | Jul 5, 2002 | Jan 31, 2002 | Sep 13, 2002 |
Mar 6, 2001#302622444Mar 6, 2001Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#302622444$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302622444
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 6, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 6, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 640
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 27, 2000#302620646Sep 27, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302620646$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #302620646
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 27, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 28, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 640
- 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
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- Industry
- 334613 Blank Magnetic and Optical Recording Media 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Other | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2001 | - | - |
Jul 19, 1996#300326642Jul 19, 1996FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#300326642$1,5003 viol.3 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #300326642
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 24, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- 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 killed when struck by falling tree
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.266 Logging Operations OSHA citation code: 19100266 D06 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 26, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.8 Recording Criteria for Needlestick and Sharps Injuries | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 26, 1996 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 1996 | - | - |
Jan 24, 1995#106100613Jan 24, 1995Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#106100613$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106100613
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 1995
- Closed
- Jan 25, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,350
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 5, 1994#106099187Jul 5, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#106099187$550,00030 viol.30 violations$550,000 in penalties
Inspection #106099187
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 5, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 1994
- Closed
- Feb 15, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 135
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 30
- Violation Types
- 30 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $550,000
- Penalties on Record
- $550,000
- Site Address
- 4275 West Main St., Dothan, AL 36301
- 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 dies from burns
Violations
Violation list (7 of 30 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 | Unclassified | 1 | 40 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 31, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E01 I | Unclassified | 1 | 40 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 31, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B05 | Unclassified | 1 | 40 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 25, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Unclassified | 1 | 10 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 VIII | Unclassified | 1 | 3 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 29, 1994 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D13 | Unclassified | 1 | 3 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Dec 25, 1994 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 III | Unclassified | 1 | 20 | $4,625 | $4,625 | Jan 14, 1995 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 30 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 13, 1984#1182930Aug 13, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#1182930$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1182930
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1984
- Closed
- Aug 17, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,430
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 84 West, Dothan, AL 36301
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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, 1984 to 2001. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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