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Autotool, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Plain City, Ohio · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333512

1inspections
3citation items
$5,128current penalties
Feb 9, 2015last inspection

Autotool, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Feb 9, 2015 after a complaint, in Plain City.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $10,255 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,128, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Autotool, Inc. averages $5,128 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Autotool, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $11,610 in back wages owed to workers.

Autotool, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340326933 OPENED FEB 9, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jun 1, 2016

7875 Corporate Blvd., Plain City, OH 43064 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,975$1,488May 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,900$2,450May 20, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$2,380$1,190May 20, 2015Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2017, the Plain City site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 68 workers: 6.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Autotool Inc.
Plain City · 2017
68 506.40.0

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Aug 11, 2023 to Aug 10, 2025
PLAIN CITY
32$10,719$0
Jan 26, 2020 to Jan 16, 2022
Plain City
21$890$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4)

(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9)(iii)

(iii) Snags, punctures, tears or cuts;

Other metalworking machinery manufacturing employers in Ohio

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