Inspection #303461032

Name: OSHA Inspection #303461032: DOWN RIVER TORCHING SERVICES INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of DOWN RIVER TORCHING SERVICES INC. at 27063 St. Rt. 281, Defiance, OH 43512 on Dec 17, 2001. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Sep 9, 2003.

OSHA documented 16 violations (12 serious, 2 willful, 2 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $15,700.

OSHA collected 39 air monitoring samples covering 13 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 8 more.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 303461032
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Dec 17, 2001
Closed: Sep 9, 2003
Contested: Mar 28, 2002
Final Order: Nov 28, 2002
Total Violations: 16
Penalties on Record: $15,700
Initial Penalties: $71,200

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.

Establishment

Name: DOWN RIVER TORCHING SERVICES INC.
Address: 27063 St. Rt. 281, Defiance, OH 43512
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Sep 9, 2003.

Citations on Record

12 serious, 2 willful, 2 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$71,200

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$15,700

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Mar 28, 2002. Final orders are recorded through Nov 28, 2002. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	3	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	3	0	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	3	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	3	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	3	0 - 0.0797984	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	3	0.7764188 - 33.4642448	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	3	0 - 0.5486275	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	3	0 - 0.1871279	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	3	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	3	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	3	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	3	0 - 0.0914526	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

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).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01	Other	$2,000	$0	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01001B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 IA	Serious	$0	$250	Mar 18, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01002	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Serious	$800	$200	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01003A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01003B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 10, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Mar 13, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01005	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I	Serious	$2,000	$500	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 IV	Serious	$2,000	$500	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01008A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 I	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01008B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01008C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 III	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
01008D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I02 I	Serious	$2,000	$0	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
02001A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02	Willful	$28,000	$5,500	Mar 18, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
02001B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F05	Serious	$0	$250	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
02002	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IA	Willful	$28,000	$5,500	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002
03001	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VII	Other	$400	$0	Mar 18, 2002	Mar 28, 2002	Nov 28, 2002

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.

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