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Vanguard Acquisition: OSHA inspections and violations

Toledo, Ohio · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 331221

2inspections
5citation items
$4,634current penalties
Apr 24, 2025last inspection

Vanguard Acquisition has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2025.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 24, 2025 after a complaint, in Toledo.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 1 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $21,516 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,634, down 78%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.179, overhead and gantry cranes (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Vanguard Acquisition averages $2,317 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Vanguard Acquisition: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348201229 OPENED APR 24, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 15, 2025

31 East Sylvania Ave., Toledo, OH 43612 · Rolled Steel Shape 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$11,585$4,634Jul 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 21, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1)(vi) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 21, 2025Final

Inspection 348201641 OPENED APR 24, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Aug 22, 2025

310 Lagrange Street, Toledo, OH 43612 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Other-than-serious$9,931$0Jul 14, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 14, 2025Final

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)(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 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)

(iii) Repairs or replacements shall be provided promptly as needed for safe operation. The following are examples:

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1)(vi)

(vi) Severe kinking, crushing, cutting, or unstranding.

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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