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LUBRIZOL CORPORATION

29400 LAKELAND BLVD., WICKLIFFE, OH, 44092
Operated by Lubrizol · 1 of 4 establishments
322110Pulp Mills

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OSHA inspections
4
over 52 years
Violations
14
$21,444 in penalties
Penalties
$21,444
$1,532 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

LUBRIZOL CORPORATION has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $21,444 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
14
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$21,444
$1,532 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $21,444 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$13,494Jan 2021Jan 2021
29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 I11$2,125Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,700Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$1,500Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.1450 F03 III11$1,500Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I11$1,125Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 II11Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.1450 E0411Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.1450 F04 IB11Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 V11Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB211Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0134 L0211Oct 1999Oct 1999
29 CFR 1910.0145 A0111Oct 1999Oct 1999

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

70th

Above average violations in NAICS 3221 within OH. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $6,619
Inspection frequency
68th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
5.2
vs industry
+3.9

Reported for 69 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
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.2
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
1
Complaint
1
Referral
2

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 – Sep 2020 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 28, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Apr 15, 2015Fall on same level, unspecifiedArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 28, 2020Actuated,Finger,Foot pedal,Jaw,Maintenance,Partial Amputation,Press Brake,Reaching,Reaching In,Sheet Metal1

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. 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 LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LUBRIZOL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$42K
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of the Treasury
$42K
Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 178 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$951.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,739

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of the Treasury$42K
Department of Defense$0
Largest awards
  • Department of the Treasury
    WAX CYCLINDER
    contract · Last action 2012-09-13
    $22,639
  • Department of the Treasury
    EAX CYLINDER WIPE INTAGLIO
    contract · Last action 2012-12-03
    $19,616
  • Department of Defense
    8503396353!
    contract · Last action 2016-11-29
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 324191 - PETROLEUM LUBRICATING OIL AND GREASE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2016-11-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-10-08Referral11$13,494
1999-10-01Referral64$3,825
1999-07-26Complaint74$4,125
1974-07-03Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LUBRIZOL CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lubrizol.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lubrizol across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in pulp mills within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 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 Lubrizol, which operates 4 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 LUBRIZOL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $21,444 in total penalties.
How does LUBRIZOL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
LUBRIZOL CORPORATION operates in the pulp mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.