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Kaplan Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

Harrison, Ohio · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · NAICS 332911

1inspections
3citation items
$5,000current penalties
Aug 27, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Kaplan Industries in Ohio one time.

It opened on Aug 27, 2020 on a referral, in Harrison.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $28,338; today they stand at $5,000, 82% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.132 (personal protective equipment, general requirements), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Kaplan Industries averages $5,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Kaplan Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Kaplan Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344924832 OPENED AUG 27, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Feb 16, 2021

6255 Kilby Rd., Harrison, OH 45030 · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 24, 2020: Employee incurs burns when engulfed by flash fire

At 3:26 p.m. on August 24, 2020, an employee was opening up tank valves. A flash fire engulfed the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$9,446$5,000Dec 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$9,446$0Dec 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iv) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$9,446$0Dec 28, 2020Final

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 Harrison site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 59 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Kaplan Industries Inc
Harrison · 2025
59 100.92.3

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iv)

(iv) The limitations of the PPE; and,

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