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COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.

2938 ST. RT. 752, ASHVILLE, OH, 43103
Operated by Columbus Industries, Inc · 1 of 6 establishments
339999All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
EIN 310711836

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OSHA inspections
11
over 52 years
Violations
21
$1,330 in penalties
Penalties
$1,330
$63 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $1,330 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 264 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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

Inspections
11
0.2 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
21
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$1,330
$63 avg / violation
24% serious76% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 11
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 11

64% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $1,330 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$578Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0111$578Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$120Jul 1988Jul 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$55Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0311Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0211Feb 2010Feb 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Jul 1988Jul 1988
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I11Jul 1988Jul 1988
29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II11Jul 1988Jul 1988
29 CFR 1903.0002 A0111Jul 1988Jul 1988
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 III11May 1987May 1987
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111May 1987May 1987
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Feb 1984Feb 1984
29 CFR 1910.009511Mar 1976Mar 1976
29 CFR 1910.100011Mar 1976Mar 1976
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111Aug 1974Aug 1974
29 CFR 1910.0173 B11Aug 1974Aug 1974
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Jan 1974Jan 1974
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11Jan 1974Jan 1974

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3399 within OH. Peer group: 264 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
32nd
peer median: $2,938
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.4

Reported for 58 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
6
Complaint
3
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. 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 COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES INC
2938 ST RTE 752 · ASHVILLE, OH, 43103
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-02-12Planned44$1,155
2000-03-10Referral0$0
1995-08-22Complaint0$0
1988-05-26Complaint51$120
1987-04-30Planned2$0
1984-02-01Planned2$0
1976-03-19Planned0$0
1976-03-01Planned2$0
1974-08-28Complaint2$0
1974-03-13Follow-up0$0
1974-01-03Planned4$55

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Columbus Industries, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Columbus Industries, Inc across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Columbus Industries, Inc, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $1,330 in total penalties.
How does COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the all other miscellaneous manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.