Inspection 348427360 OPENED AUG 8, 2025Closed
2101 9th Street Sw, Massillon, OH 44647 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Tower Industries, Ltd. 3 times in Ohio since 2018.
The latest one began on Aug 8, 2025 after a complaint, in Massillon.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,174 and now stand at $2,587, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Tower Industries, Ltd. averages $1,294 (2 cited inspections).
Tower Industries, Ltd. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 348427410 OPENED AUG 8, 2025Closed
2101 9th Street Sw, Massillon, OH 44647 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 8, 2026 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 8, 2026 | Final |
Inspection 343091658 OPENED APR 17, 2018Closed
2101 9th Street Sw, Massillon, OH 44647 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $5,174 | $2,587 | May 15, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 15, 2018 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Massillon site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Industries LTD Massillon · 2024 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| Tower Industries Massillon · 2023 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Tower Industries LTD. Massillon · 2021 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 9.4 | 2.6 |
| Tower Industries, LTD Massillon · 2017 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)
(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)
(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in Ohio
- Mar-Bal Inc Chagrin Falls · 25 citations · $12,127
- Deflecto, LLC. Dover · 31 citations · $74,666
- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. Columbus · 75 citations · $146,475
- Montville Plastics & Rubber, LLC Parkman · 43 citations · $42,020
- Formica Corporation Evendale · 234 citations · $506,080
- The HC Companies, Inc. Middlefield · 10 citations · $46,029
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