WHITAKER SURFACE SYSTEMS
2707 TRACY RD., NORTHWOOD, OH 43619 · NAICS 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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Inspection records
Aug 30, 2007#309449155Aug 30, 2007Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#309449155$3,4005 viol.5 violations$3,400 in penalties
Inspection #309449155
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 30, 2007
- Closed
- Apr 6, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 27
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 2 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $3,400
- Penalties on Record
- $3,400
- Site Address
- 2707 Tracy Rd., Northwood, OH 43619
- Industry
- 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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.
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 burns hand and arm in dip tank
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Oct 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Nov 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Oct 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Oct 30, 2007 | - | - |
May 2, 2007#309446383May 2, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309446383$7,40012 viol.12 violations$7,400 in penalties
Inspection #309446383
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- May 4, 2007
- Closed
- Apr 6, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 12 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,800
- Penalties on Record
- $7,400
- Site Address
- 2707 Tracy Rd., Northwood, OH 43619
- Industry
- 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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 (12 of 12 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 B05 I | Serious | 2 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Oct 19, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 F03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K05 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $800 | $400 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 15 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 III | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $500 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $500 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01010A | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $500 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01010B | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 C02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $0 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
| 01010C | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $0 | Nov 7, 2007 | - | - |
Apr 22, 2005#307237677Apr 22, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#307237677$3503 viol.3 violations$350 in penalties
Inspection #307237677
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 22, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 41
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $500
- Penalties on Record
- $350
- Site Address
- 2707 Tracy Rd., Northwood, OH 43619
- Industry
- 332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.124 General Requirements for Dipping and Coating Operations OSHA citation code: 19100124 H04 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $500 | $350 | Jul 21, 2005 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 7, 2005 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 7, 2005 | - | - |
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About these records
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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, 2005 to 2007. 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
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 47,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring reported 4.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.2%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source