Hamilton Safe Co.: OSHA inspections and violations
Fairfield, Ohio · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999
6inspections
25citation items
$30,138current penalties
Feb 1, 2023last inspection
Since 1973, OSHA inspectors have visited Hamilton Safe Co. in Ohio 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 1, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Milford.
In all, OSHA issued 25 citation items: 6 serious and 19 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $81,420; today they stand at $30,138, 63% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 4 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Hamilton Safe Co. averages $15,032 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Hamilton Safe Co. 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
2 of them in the same industry
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Incident on Feb 1, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by two safe doors that fell
At 6:30 p.m. on February 1, 2023, Employee #1 was spray painting safe doors and a door frame. The safe doors got stuck, and Employee #1 received assistance from a coworker, a PIV operator, who lifted the frame and doors up with a PIV. The doors were dislodged from the hinges and both doors (each weighing 300 lbs.) fell on top of Employee #1, causing fatal injuries. Employee #1's skull was crushed.
29 CFR 1903.2(a) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jan 25, 1974
Closed
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Milford site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 225 workers: 1.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Hamilton Safe Co. Inc
Milford · 2025
225
4
1
1.9
2.4
Hamilton Safe Company Inc
Milford · 2024
270
6
0
2.7
2.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
(7) Fire control—(i) Extinguishers. Suitable fire control devices, such as small hose or portable fire extinguishers, shall be available at locations where flammable liquids are stored.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva)(0)
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)
(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.
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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.
