OSHA has inspected Aluchem, Inc. 11 times in Ohio since 1984.
The latest one began on Feb 6, 2019 on a referral, in Cincinnati.
Those inspections ended with 49 citation items: 37 serious, 1 repeat and 11 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $136,034 and now stand at $54,349, 60% lower after settlements or reviews.
Ladders in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.23.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Aluchem, Inc. averages $14,672 (2 cited inspections).
Aluchem, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 307961565 OPENED JUL 14, 2004Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2004
1 Landy Lane, Reading, OH 45215 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 12, 2004: Employee amputates foot in blender
On July 12, 2004, Employee #1 was working on the second level of a blender. The guard for the sampling port was open, and Employee #1 stepped into the hole and his foot was amputated by the blender blades. Rmployee was transported to a hosp ital for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,625 | $1,000 | Aug 4, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $4,000 | $3,000 | Aug 4, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,900 | Aug 4, 2004 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Repeat | $8,000 | $4,000 | Aug 4, 2004 | Closed |
Incident on May 10, 1995: Employee's fingers amputated by dust collector
On May 10, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning with a 240 dust collec tor. The dust had mixed with water from the rain leaking into the collector area , forming a mud/clay buildup. The rotary valve cover had been removed from the b ottom of the dust collector. The coworker was at the top, pulling the clay-like dust through with a stick, while Employee #1 was removing the dust from the bott om. The dust collector was cut off at the wall by Employee #1. When he got back to the collector he reached into the rotary valve area. The machine was running and four fingers on his right hand were amputated.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,200 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $1,750 | $800 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,200 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,000 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Other-than-serious | $1,750 | $0 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Other-than-serious | $2,500 | $0 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1995 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Cincinnati site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 75 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
