Kenton, Ohio · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930
1inspections
2citation items
$4,000current penalties
May 19, 2015last inspection
Brim's Imports has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.
OSHA opened it on May 19, 2015 on a referral, in Kenton.
From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
OSHA proposed $4,000 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Brim's Imports averages $4,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Brim's Imports also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
273employers cited
3 of them in the same industry
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Incident on May 14, 2015: Employee fractures several bones in fall at salvage yard
At 2:00 p.m. on May 14, 2015, an employee was pulling some parts at the salvage yard to fill several orders using a man-basket that was attached to a forklift for retrieving tire rims from the higher shelves. The employee was approximately 10-12 feet above ground, holding onto the rack, and started to pull the tire rims when the cross-member broke free and he fell backward to the cement ground. The employee fractured several bones in their back, wrist, ribs, pelvis, and hands. He also suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized for his injuries.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Kenton site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.9 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Brim's Imports
Kenton · 2025
20
0
0
0.0
4.9
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Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 14, 2015, Kenton: Hospitalization · fractures · nonclassifiable
An employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet while pulling parts from a storage rack located outside; the employee was hospitalized and sustained multiple fractures.
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)(4)(iii)
(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.
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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.
