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Modula Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Franklin, Ohio · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

2inspections
7citation items
$28,384current penalties
Jan 16, 2026last inspection

Modula Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2026.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 16, 2026 after a complaint, in Franklin.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $76,605 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $28,384, down 63%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Modula Inc averages $14,192 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Modula Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Modula Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348693912 OPENED JAN 16, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2026

5000 Commerce Center Drive, Franklin, OH 45005 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$14,895$7,333Feb 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$14,895$7,333Feb 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$14,895$7,333Feb 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$14,895$0Feb 24, 2026Final

Inspection 348694050 OPENED JAN 16, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 120 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 2026

5000 Commerce Center Drive, Franklin, OH 45005 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$6,384$0Mar 25, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools
Serious$10,641$6,384Mar 25, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 25, 2026Final

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 Franklin site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 185 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 26 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Modula Inc.
Franklin · 2025
185 311.81.9

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(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(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing employers in Ohio

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