Inspection #315263327

Name: OSHA Inspection #315263327: TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE CO.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE CO. at 3200 Ohio Drive, Henderson, KY 42420 on May 23, 2012. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 17, 2014.

OSHA documented 18 violations (15 serious, 3 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $12,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

This employer has 5 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 315263327
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: May 23, 2012
Closed: Jul 17, 2014
Contested: Dec 4, 2012
Final Order: Jul 17, 2014
Total Violations: 18
Penalties on Record: $12,000
Initial Penalties: $11,750
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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: TAUBENSEE STEEL & WIRE CO.
Address: 3200 Ohio Drive, Henderson, KY 42420
Industry: 331222 Steel Wire Drawing

Other Inspections of This Employer5 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#316922152	Feb 4, 2014	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#314621509	May 23, 2012	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$500
#311296883	Mar 12, 2008	Planned (H)	1 violation	$675
#304294291	Jun 21, 2002	Accident (A)	2 violations	$1,375
#302083167	Aug 12, 1998	Planned (H)	No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jul 17, 2014.

Citations on Record

15 serious, 3 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$11,750

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

Current Penalties

$12,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Dec 4, 2012. Final orders are recorded through Jul 17, 2014. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01	Serious	$3,750	$4,000	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01001B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01001C	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 10, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Jul 17, 2014
01004B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F02	Serious	$4,000	$4,000	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004C	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F05	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004D	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F07	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004E	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F08	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004F	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F09	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004G	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F10	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004H	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F11	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004I	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F12	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01004J	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F13	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01005B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 H01	Serious	$4,000	$4,000	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01005D	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 J01	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
01005E	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 J02	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
02001	203.1001	Other	$0	$0	Nov 28, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
02002	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 21, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013
02003	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C07III	Other	$0	$0	Dec 5, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	Dec 3, 2013

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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