Lewco, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2015.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 8, 2017 after a complaint, in Sandusky.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 14 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $82,750 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $42,662, down 48%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.107, spray painting and finishing (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Lewco, Inc. averages $10,666 over 4 cited inspections in that time.
Lewco, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342065398 OPENED JAN 31, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2017
706 Lane Street, Sandusky, OH 44870 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 25, 2017: Employee amputates finger while operating roll bender machin
At 11:40 p.m. on January 25, 2017, an employee was operating a roll bender machine (model number: 3418G; serial number: 2511181). While demonstrating the use of the machine to a coworker, the employees glove on his left hand became caught in its feed area. The employee pulled back his hand, but the end of his left index finger was crushed. As a result, the tip of the employees index finger was amputated.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $8,963 | $5,375 | Mar 15, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Sandusky site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 622 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 46 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jan 25, 2017, Sandusky: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was demonstrating the metal bender to another employee when their glove was caught between two rollers resulting in the partial amputation of the left index finger.
Feb 9, 2016, Sandusky: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On February 9, 2016, an employee's left thumb was amputated to the first joint while the employee was operating a brake press to bend steel.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
