Inspection #343155784
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of VACUUM CERAMICS, INC. at 14 Gist Road, Mount Braddock, PA 15465 on May 10, 2018. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 18, 2022.
OSHA documented 19 violations (18 serious, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $26,800. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.
This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 343155784
- Type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete
- Opened
- May 10, 2018
- Closed
- Oct 18, 2022
- Final Order
- Aug 17, 2018
- Total Violations
- 19
- Penalties on Record
- $26,800
- Initial Penalties
- $35,661
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Establishment
- Address
- 14 Gist Road, Mount Braddock, PA 15465
- Industry
- 327110 Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #343215695 | Jun 8, 2018 | Referral (C) | 8 violations | $3,260 |
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.
Inspection closed Oct 18, 2022.
18 serious, 1 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | $2,217 | $1,660 | Aug 17, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01 | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01003 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01004 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C02 I | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Aug 17, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01005A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | $2,217 | $1,660 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01005B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01005C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01006 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Serious | $2,217 | $1,660 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01007A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $2,772 | $2,080 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01007B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01008A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01008B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01009A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $2,217 | $1,660 | Oct 1, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01009B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01010 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | $9,054 | $6,840 | - | Aug 17, 2018 | |
| 01011 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01012 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | $2,217 | $1,660 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 01013 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F01 | Serious | $1,663 | $1,250 | Aug 3, 2018 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | $2,772 | $2,080 | - | Aug 17, 2018 |
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.
Data Source and Methodology
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