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OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.

202 VINE STREET, NEW BOSTON, OH, 45662
Operated by Osco Industries · 1 of 5 establishments
331511Iron Foundries
EIN 314271610

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OSHA inspections
17
over 53 years
Violations
103
$134,850 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 · 10 National Emphasis Program inspections · 12 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

OSCO INDUSTRIES INC. has accumulated 103 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $134,850 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 298 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

OSCO INDUSTRIES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.3 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
103
1.9 / yr
Penalties
$134,850
$1,309 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · planned
10 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 17

82% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 37 citations in this view · $96,720 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A33$10,763Apr 1976Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$9,031Feb 1999Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0242 B33$7,300Apr 1976Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.1000 C33$590Jun 1973Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I22$10,500May 2009Jun 2010
5A000122$3,500Feb 1999Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$3,000Feb 1999May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0122$2,500Apr 1976Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I22$1,750Feb 1999Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0122$1,000Feb 1999May 2009
29 CFR 1910.1000 E22$900Feb 1999Jul 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$500Sep 1982Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122$180Feb 1974Apr 1976
29 CFR 1910.0028 B11 II11$7,813Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II11$7,813Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$7,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II11$7,500Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I11$5,581Dec 2023Dec 2023
29 CFR 1910.0179 J01 II A11$5,000Nov 2023Nov 2023
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I11$4,000Nov 2023Nov 2023

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within OH. Peer group: 298 employers. This establishment has 103 OSHA violations; peer median is 12.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $7,752
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
6.3
vs industry
+3.3
TRIR
14.4
vs industry
+8.9

Reported for 172 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
5.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
14.4
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
10
Complaint
4
Referral
3

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) · May 2018 – Aug 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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
Aug 2, 2023Contact with hot objects or substancesAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Jun 15, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 20, 2020Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
May 30, 2018Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
May 30, 2018Elevated Work Platform,Heat Exhaustion,High Temperature11

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Osco Industries, not this location alone

Total cases
17
Unfair labor practice
17

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 Osco Industries 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.). 17 cases · 17 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-214647Unfair labor practiceFeb 2018Oct 2019ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-201040Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Aug 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-201035Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Aug 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-198448Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-198439Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-188491Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Aug 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-188471Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-186344Unfair labor practiceOct 2016Nov 2021ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-183794Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Nov 2016ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-182865Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Mar 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-181659Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Sep 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-181046Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Apr 2019ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-180895Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Aug 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-180141Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Aug 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-180132Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Aug 2018ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-179405Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Sep 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-114404Unfair labor practiceSep 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 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 OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
155335
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-08-04Referral11$7,813
2023-07-25Planned21$5,581
2023-06-26Planned96$35,156
2023-06-26Referral33$15,000
2018-06-07Referral0$0
2010-04-13Planned158$25,350
2010-04-13Planned103$7,500
2010-04-13Planned0$0
2009-04-30Planned54$2,000
2009-04-30Planned11$500
1998-11-19Planned174$8,800
1998-11-18Planned2826$25,950
1982-08-30Planned2$0
1976-04-01Complaint7$1,050
1976-04-01Complaint0$0
1974-01-17Complaint2$60
1973-05-31Complaint1$90

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OSCO INDUSTRIES INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Osco Industries.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Osco Industries across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in iron foundries within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Osco Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OSCO 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 Osco Industries, which operates 5 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 OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
OSCO INDUSTRIES INC. has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 103 violations and $134,849.5 in total penalties.
How does OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
OSCO INDUSTRIES INC. operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. OSCO INDUSTRIES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.35 compared to an industry average of 3.