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KNOWLTON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
$81,216
penalties
34
viol.
8
insp.

KNOWLTON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

4524 LESLIE AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45212NAICS 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Inspections
8
Jul 2007 to Jan 2019 · 8 safety, 0 health
Violations
34
across 8 inspections
Penalties on record
$81,216
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 28Willful 1Repeat 2Other 3

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Jan 3, 2019Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#343698643$00 viol.

Inspection #343698643

Dates

Opened
Jan 3, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Jan 3, 2019
Closed
Jan 9, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
15

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Nov 20, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343611935$3,4003 viol.

Inspection #343611935

Dates

Opened
Nov 20, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Dec 13, 2018
Final Order
Jan 22, 2019
Closed
Jan 17, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
18
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 serious
Initial Penalties
$11,382
Penalties on Record
$3,400
Site Address
4524 Leslie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332119 Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)

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.

HospitalizationNov 15, 2018

Employee crushes hand when caught in press

Event: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I
Serious11$5,691$3,400-Jan 22, 2019
01001B1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 I A
Serious12$0$0-Jan 22, 2019
01001C1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 F02
Serious15$5,691$0Feb 1, 2019-Jan 22, 2019
Jan 11, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342872165$15,9668 viol.

Inspection #342872165

Dates

Opened
Jan 11, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Jan 11, 2018
Final Order
Jul 17, 2018
Closed
Jul 14, 2020

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
15
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
8
Violation Types
8 serious
Initial Penalties
$26,609
Penalties on Record
$15,966
Site Address
4524 Leslie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332119 Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)

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.

Jan 3, 2018

Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught in power press

Event: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (6 of 8 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I
Serious12$3,326$1,996Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018
01002A1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 B13
Serious13$4,656$2,794Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018
01002B1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 B14 I
Serious13$0$0Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018
01002C1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C05 I
Serious13$0$0Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018
010031910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 C03 VII D
Serious13$4,657$2,794Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018
010041910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I
Serious18$4,656$2,794Aug 7, 2018-Jul 17, 2018

Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Jun 4, 2014Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#339805392$00 viol.

Inspection #339805392

Dates

Opened
Jun 4, 2014
Closing Conference Date
Jun 5, 2014
Closed
Jul 14, 2014

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
10

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Aug 6, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#335612982$2,0006 viol.

Inspection #335612982

Dates

Opened
Aug 6, 2012
Closing Conference Date
Aug 15, 2012
Contested
Oct 26, 2012
Final Order
Mar 15, 2013
Closed
Mar 12, 2015

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
12
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
6 serious
Initial Penalties
$12,320
Penalties on Record
$2,000
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332116

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.

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.

HospitalizationMay 8, 2012

Employees injured while operating mechanical press

Event: Other2 injury lines on this record

Violations

Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II
Serious22$3,080$500Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
01001B1910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B
Serious102$0$0Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010031910.147
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I A
Serious11$3,080$500Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010051910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 E03
Serious12$3,080$500Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
01006A1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 F02
Serious11$3,080$500Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
01006B1910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 F02
Serious12$0$0Nov 1, 2012Oct 26, 2012Mar 15, 2013
Oct 12, 2011Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#331076570$58,00010 viol.

Inspection #331076570

Dates

Opened
Oct 12, 2011
Closing Conference Date
Nov 17, 2011
Contested
May 2, 2012
Final Order
Mar 15, 2013
Closed
Mar 12, 2015

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
12
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
10
Violation Types
5 serious, 1 willful, 2 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$111,000
Penalties on Record
$58,000
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

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.

Violations

Violation list (6 of 10 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
Other31$3,000$0Apr 9, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010021910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02
Other11$2,400$0Apr 9, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010031910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 B03 I
Serious11$4,200$500May 18, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010041910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 D06 I
Serious146$3,000$500May 18, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010051910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 D09 IV
Serious146$3,000$0May 18, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013
010061910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 X
Serious11$3,000$500Apr 9, 2012May 2, 2012Mar 15, 2013

Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Apr 9, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#314343146$3501 viol.

Inspection #314343146

Dates

Opened
Apr 9, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Apr 22, 2010
Closed
May 18, 2010

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
10

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$500
Penalties on Record
$350
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332321 Metal Window and Door Manufacturing

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.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.303
Electrical - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I
Serious12$500$350May 4, 2010--
Jul 2, 2007Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#311165336$1,5006 viol.

Inspection #311165336

Dates

Opened
Jul 2, 2007
Closing Conference Date
Jul 18, 2007
Closed
Mar 6, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
17

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$5,250
Penalties on Record
$1,500
Site Address
2524 Leslie Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212
Industry
332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

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.

Violations

Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07
Other12$750$0Aug 21, 2007--
010021910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05
Serious11$750$200Aug 14, 2007--
010031910.217
Mechanical Power Presses
OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I
Serious14$1,000$400Aug 28, 2007--
010041910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I
Serious11$750$200Aug 14, 2007--
010051910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03
Serious11$750$200Aug 9, 2007--
010071910.333
Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices
OSHA citation code: 19100333 C02
Serious12$1,250$500Aug 21, 2007--
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About these records

A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).

This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

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. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

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.

Standards cited

1910.217Mechanical Power Presses18 citations · $68,476
1910.147Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)6 citations · $7,996
1910.219Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus2 citations · $400

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer4.3
Industry average3.3
Penalties per inspection
This employer$10,152
Industry average$2,308

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 47,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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