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Inspection #339037921

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY at 180 Cleveland Rd., Norwalk, OH 44857 on May 2, 2013. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Apr 30, 2014.

OSHA documented 17 violations (17 serious) with total penalties on record of $35,750. This inspection is linked to 2 complaints in OSHA records.

This employer has 6 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details
Inspection Number
339037921
Type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial
Opened
May 2, 2013
Closed
Apr 30, 2014
Final Order
Sep 12, 2013
Total Violations
17
Penalties on Record
$35,750
Initial Penalties
$65,000
Related Activity
2 complaints
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.
Establishment
Address
180 Cleveland Rd., Norwalk, OH 44857
Industry
326150 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
Other Inspections of This Employer6 on record

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 Apr 30, 2014.

Citations on Record
17

17 serious.

Initial Penalties
$65,000

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

Current Penalties
$35,750

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Final orders are recorded through Sep 12, 2013. 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.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01
Serious$5,000$5,000Sep 5, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01001B1910.24
Step Bolts and Manhole Steps
OSHA citation code: 19100024 F
Serious$3,000$0Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01001C1910.24
Step Bolts and Manhole Steps
OSHA citation code: 19100024 H
Serious$4,000$0Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
010041910.138
Hand Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100138 A
Serious$5,000$2,875Sep 12, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01005A1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I
Serious$5,000$5,000Sep 26, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01005B1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 D03
Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01005C1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I
Serious$0$0Sep 26, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01005D1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I
Serious$5,000$0Sep 26, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01007A1910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Serious$7,000$7,000Oct 15, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01007B1910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
Serious$7,000$0Sep 5, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01009A1910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I
Serious$7,000$7,000Sep 12, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01009B1910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I
Serious$0$0Sep 5, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
010101910.303
Electrical - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02
Serious$5,000$2,875Sep 12, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01011A1910.332
Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training
OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01
Serious$6,000$6,000Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01011B1910.333
Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices
OSHA citation code: 19100333 A
Serious$0$0Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01011C1910.335
Electrical - Safeguards
OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I
Serious$6,000$0Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 2013
01011D1910.335
Electrical - Safeguards
OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 V
Serious$0$0Sep 19, 2013-Sep 12, 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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