Establishment profile
FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.
70 WEIL WAY, WILMINGTON, OH, 45177
Operated by Ferno-Washington Inc
339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
EIN 310595222
Summary
FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $6,620 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84,975 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% 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 · $6,620 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E03 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 VIII | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B10 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 III | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B03 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B08 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VIII | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IX | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 X | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3391 within OH. Peer group: 84,975 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 230 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) · Sep 2020
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2020 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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 FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FERNO-WASHINGTON, 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 FERNO-WASHINGTON, 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 FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FERNO-WASHINGTON, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FERNO WASHINGTON INC 70 WEIL WAY · WILMINGTON, OH, 45177 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2014 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339112 - SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-08-13. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-08-15 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 1987-02-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-11-04 | Referral | 19 | 13 | $5,300 | |
| 1981-01-07 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-08-28 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-02-27 | Planned | 4 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ferno-Washington Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ferno-Washington Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in surgical and medical instrument manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCE CORP.CINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- SURFACE DYNAMICS, INC.CINCINNATI — 1 federal enforcement record
- MP BIOMEDICALS LLCSOLON — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROY INNOVATIVE INSTRUMENTS, INCMIDDLEFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- HAAG-STREIT USA, INCMASON — 1 federal enforcement record
- SURGICAL APPLIANCE INDUSTRIES, INCRIPLEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- TIPP MACHINE & TOOL, INC.DAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- INDEPENDENT FEEDING DEVICE, LLC.DAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Ferno-Washington Inc locationsParent rollup
- Surgical and Medical Instrument ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $6,620 in total penalties.
- How does FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC. operates in the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. FERNO-WASHINGTON, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.84 compared to an industry average of 0.7.