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SPERRY & RICE, LLC.

1088 NORTH MAIN STREET, KILLBUCK, OH, 44637
326220Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 8 years
Violations
58
$202,853 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SPERRY & RICE, LLC. has accumulated 58 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $202,853 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 156 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SPERRY & RICE, LLC. 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.5 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
58
7.3 / yr
Penalties
$202,853
$3,497 avg / violation
76% serious24% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $189,769 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$13,494Jan 2020Jan 2020
29 CFR 1910.0304 B02 IV B11$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$11,641Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$9,977Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 II11$9,977Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$9,977Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0304 B02 II11$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0333 A11$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$8,315Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$6,652Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0025 B0111$6,652Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$6,652Aug 2018Aug 2018
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$6,652Aug 2018Aug 2018

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3262 within OH. Peer group: 156 employers. This establishment has 58 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $5,803
Inspection frequency
69th
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
7.4
vs industry
+6.1
TRIR
13.3
vs industry
+10.7

Reported for 52 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
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.3
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

Complaint
1
Referral
2
Follow-up
1

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) · Nov 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker

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
Nov 21, 2019Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured workerFingertip(s)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 21, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Point Of Operation,Rubber,Struck By,Thumb,Traumatic Amputation11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 SPERRY & RICE, LLC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPERRY & RICE, LLC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for SPERRY & RICE, LLC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
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 SPERRY & RICE, LLC. 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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-RC-226590Representation electionAug 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, 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 SPERRY & RICE, LLC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPERRY & RICE, LLC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-12-10Follow-up0$0
2019-11-27Referral11$13,494
2018-02-28Referral4437$146,123
2018-02-21Complaint136$43,236

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPERRY & RICE, LLC. 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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Frequently asked

What is SPERRY & RICE, LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
SPERRY & RICE, LLC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 58 violations and $202,853 in total penalties.
How does SPERRY & RICE, LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SPERRY & RICE, LLC. operates in the rubber and plastics hoses and belting manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. SPERRY & RICE, LLC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.4 compared to an industry average of 1.3.