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Gerdau: OSHA inspections and violations

Canton, Ohio · Metal Heat Treating · NAICS 332811

1inspections
2citation items
$5,781current penalties
Feb 2, 2015last inspection

Gerdau has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Feb 2, 2015 after a complaint, in Canton.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $5,781 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Gerdau averages $5,781 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 340242478 OPENED FEB 2, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 73 employees at the site · Closed Jul 10, 2019

1501 Raff Rd. Sw, Canton, OH 44710 · Metal Heat Treating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.27(b)(1)(ii) · Fixed ladders
Serious$2,168$2,168Mar 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$3,613$3,613Mar 18, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)

(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.

29 CFR 1910.27 · Fixed ladders

Other metal heat treating employers in Ohio

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