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OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION

600 POWDER MILL ROAD, EAST ALTON, IL, 62024
Operated by OLIN Corp · 1 of 78 establishments
332992Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
16
over 20 years
Violations
22
$79,805 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 12 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $79,805 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 426 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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

Inspections
16
0.8 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
22
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$79,805
$3,628 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 16
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 16

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. 19 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $79,805 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D33$14,750Feb 2012Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$10,750Feb 2012Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 IV11$7,000Jul 2012Jul 2012
29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 II11$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 III11$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I D11$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I A11$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 F0211$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I11$5,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 II11$3,750Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 D0211$3,500Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11$2,805Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.1018 E0211$2,500Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$2,250Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$1,000Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Sep 2015Sep 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111Sep 2009Sep 2009

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3329 within IL. Peer group: 426 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $2,700
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
11
Referral
5

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) · Mar 2015 – Oct 2018

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
3
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
Oct 10, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFingertip(s)Amputation
Mar 2, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Jan 19, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized
Mar 26, 2015Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 24, 2008BURN,HEAD,EXPLOSIVES,SHOULDER,CLEANING,TORSO,EXPLOSION,NECK,PROCESS SAFETY,FACE11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for OLIN Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 OLIN Corp 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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-143643Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — OLIN CORPORATION (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.9B
Obligated (all-time)
$3.8B
Awards (all-time)
5,805

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-07-07Complaint0$0
2016-06-20Complaint4$6,000
2016-03-10Referral11$2,500
2015-06-05Referral0$0
2015-04-03Referral1110$46,500
2014-05-05Complaint1$2,805
2013-03-19Complaint0$0
2013-01-04Referral0$0
2012-07-19Complaint0$0
2012-01-13Complaint1$7,000
2011-09-09Complaint2$14,000
2011-03-11Complaint0$0
2009-07-23Complaint1$0
2009-05-05Referral0$0
2008-12-08Complaint1$1,000
2005-08-31Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION is one of 78 establishments rolled up under the parent organization OLIN Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of OLIN Corp across all 78 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in small arms ammunition manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by OLIN Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION 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 OLIN Corp, which operates 78 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 OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION's OSHA violation history?
OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $79,805 in total penalties.
How does OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION's safety record compare to its industry?
OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION operates in the small arms ammunition manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.