Establishment profile
AMERICAN POSTS, LLC
810 CHICAGO ST., TOLEDO, OH, 43611
Operated by American Posts, LLC
EIN 832100606
Summary
AMERICAN POSTS, LLC has accumulated 40 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $27,897 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 288 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN POSTS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $26,772 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $2,680 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E03 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,001 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 I E | 1 | 1 | $2,501 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C04 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I A | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VA | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 F02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $375 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 IV | 1 | 1 | $375 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3321 within OH. Peer group: 288 employers. This establishment has 40 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 28 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2019 | Amputation,Die,Finger,Fingertip,Guard,Mechanical Power Press,Partial Amputation,Pinched | 1 | — | — | |
| Aug 15, 2006 | MAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,PRESS | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jun 17, 2005 | LOADING,DIE,FRACTURE,AMPUTATED,POWER PRESS,FINGER,GUARD,CONTROL LEVER,CAUGHT BY,PRESS OPERATOR | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN POSTS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN POSTS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN POSTS, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN POSTS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN POSTS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 331221 - ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-05-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-02 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $7,502 | |
| 2018-05-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-09-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-09-10 | Complaint | 7 | 6 | $2,800 | |
| 2014-12-02 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $6,720 | |
| 2006-10-27 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $4,500 | |
| 2005-06-21 | Programmed Related | 17 | 14 | $6,375 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN POSTS, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Posts, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Posts, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN POSTS, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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- AMERICAN POSTS, LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 40 violations and $27,897 in total penalties.