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Star Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

New Lexington, Ohio · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

5inspections
17citation items
$12,368current penalties
Dec 8, 2022last inspection

Since 1975, OSHA inspectors have visited Star Engineering Inc in Ohio 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 8, 2022 after a complaint, in New Lexington.

In all, OSHA issued 17 citation items: 4 serious and 13 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $20,490; today they stand at $12,368, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Star Engineering Inc averages $6,092 across 2 cited inspections.

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

Star Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1975 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346382047 OPENED DEC 8, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed May 17, 2023

701 Madison Street, New Lexington, OH 43764 · 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 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 23, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 23, 2023Final

Inspection 346275282 OPENED OCT 12, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Jan 19, 2023

701 Madison Street, New Lexington, OH 43764 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$5,801$3,481Dec 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a Serious$7,252$4,351Dec 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Dec 1, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Serious$7,252$4,351Dec 1, 2022Final

Inspection 215097551 OPENED AUG 10, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 29 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 1983

701 Madison Street, New Lexington, OH 43764 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 215139882 OPENED JUL 9, 1975Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Apr 5, 1978

701 Madison Street, New Lexington, OH 43764 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$135$135Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$25$25Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.252(e)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Other-than-serious$25$25Jul 18, 1975Closed
Citation 1, item 11 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 1975Closed

Inspection 215060864 OPENED MAY 8, 1975Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

701 Madison Street, New Lexington, OH 43764 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 New Lexington site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 44 workers: 4.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Star Engineering LLC
New Lexington · 2025
44 204.72.7
Star Engineering inc
New Lexington · 2023
40 317.92.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)

(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.309

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers in Ohio

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