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Closed Loop Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbus, Ohio · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930

2inspections
33citation items
$46,440current penalties
Oct 21, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Closed Loop Inc. 2 times in Ohio since 2015.

The latest one began on Oct 21, 2015 after a complaint, in Columbus.

Those inspections ended with 33 citation items: 32 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $51,240 and now stand at $46,440, 9% lower after settlements or reviews.

Cadmium comes up most often in these citations: 13 items under 1910.1027.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Closed Loop Inc. averages $23,220 (2 cited inspections).

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 341006427 OPENED OCT 21, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 36 employees at the site · Closed Jul 12, 2016

1675 Watkins Road, Columbus, OH 43207 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Serious$2,310$2,310Nov 9, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
Other-than-serious$770$770Dec 24, 2015Final

Inspection 340450113 OPENED MAR 9, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 34 employees at the site · Closed Jul 11, 2019

1675 Watkins Road, Columbus, OH 43207 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,785$1,785Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$2,380$2,380Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Serious$3,570$3,570Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(v) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
Serious$4,900$4,900Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i) · Lead in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
Serious$4,900$4,900Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2) · Lead in general industry
Serious$2,380$2,380Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(iv) · Lead in general industry
Serious$4,900$4,900Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(ii) · Lead in general industry
Serious$4,900$100Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(vi) · Lead in general industry
Serious$1,785$1,785Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1) · Lead in general industry
Serious$2,975$2,975Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 10b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 11a
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii) · Lead in general industry
Serious$3,570$3,570Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 11b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 12a
29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i) · Lead in general industry
Serious$3,570$3,570Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 12b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 13a
29 CFR 1910.1025(n)(1)(ii)(c) · Lead in general industry
Serious$2,380$2,380Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 13b
29 CFR 1910.1025(n)(1)(ii)(d) · Lead in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 13c Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 13d Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 14a Serious$2,380$2,380Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 14b
29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i)(b) · Lead in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 14c
29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(3)(i)(b) · Lead in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 15 Serious$1,785$1,785Aug 14, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1025 · Lead in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

29 CFR 1910.1027 · Cadmium

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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