Establishment profile
THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.
FORD PLANT 650 MILLER RD., AVON LAKE, OH, 44012
Operated by The Fred Christen & Sons Company · 1 of 9 establishments
EIN 344204250
Summary
THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $3,520 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,427 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO. 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
75% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $3,520 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 G01 | 2 | 2 | $2,400 | Jan 1990 | Apr 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0055 A | 2 | 1 | $800 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0103 A02 | 2 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 D10 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Apr 1990 | Apr 1990 |
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
Above average violations. Peer group: 85,427 employers. This establishment has 7 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 44 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 36+ years. Most recent activity: 36 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 THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. 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 THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-03-08 | Unprogrammed Related | 4 | — | $800 | |
| 1990-02-21 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | 2 | $1,820 | |
| 1989-11-08 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO. is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization The Fred Christen & Sons Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of The Fred Christen & Sons Company across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by The Fred Christen & Sons Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.TOLEDO, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All The Fred Christen & Sons Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO. 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 The Fred Christen & Sons Company, which operates 9 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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- What is THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- THE FRED CHRISTEN & SONS CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $3,520 in total penalties.