Establishment profile
COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.
4700 GROVEPORT ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
423110 — Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $8,288 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 64th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 102 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $8,288 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,925 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | $1,463 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,463 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $878 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $878 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $683 | May 2002 | May 2002 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4231 within OH. Peer group: 102 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 420 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 2015
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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 21, 2015 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2005 | BURN,GRINDER,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,DRUM,EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL VAPOR | 1 | 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 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 8 violations · $295 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2011 | 1 | 8 | 8 | $295 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 8 violations · $295 in backwages · 10 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 | Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Apr 2009 – Apr 2011 | Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance | FLSA | 8 | 9 | $295 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CA-132170 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 | Closed | Region 09, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION 2222 NEW WORLD DR · COLUMBUS, OH, 43207 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2007 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- General Services AdministrationMARSHALING SERVICEScontract · Last action 2019-01-02$43,988
- General Services AdministrationOTHER THAN SCHEDULE, IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2020-03-18$0
- General Services AdministrationOTHER THAN SCHEDULEcontract · Last action 2015-02-12$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 425120 - WHOLESALE TRADE AGENTS AND BROKERS. Last action: 2020-03-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-06-22 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $7,605 | |
| 2003-09-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-04-30 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $683 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $8,287.5 in total penalties.
- How does COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC. operates in the automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. COLUMBUS FAIR AUTO AUCTION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.21 compared to an industry average of 2.2.