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Bollhoff, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Kendallville, Indiana · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · NAICS 332722

1inspections
3citation items
$3,120current penalties
Jul 1, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Bollhoff, Inc. once in Indiana.

The inspection began on Jul 1, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Kendallville.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,800 and now stand at $3,120, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.219.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Bollhoff, Inc. averages $3,120 (1 cited inspection).

Bollhoff, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348346552 OPENED JUL 1, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 78 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 2025

2705 Marion Drive, Kendallville, IN 46755 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,400$1,560Sep 4, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$2,400$1,560Sep 4, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Sep 4, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i)

(e) Belt, rope, and chain drives—(1) Horizontal belts and ropes. (i) Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.

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