Establishment profile
UNI-GRIP, INC.
9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, UPPER SANDUSKY, OH, 43351
Operated by Uni Grip · 1 of 2 establishments
326291 — Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use
EIN 341108705
Summary
UNI-GRIP, INC. has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $42,198 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 163 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNI-GRIP, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
60% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $42,198 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $17,474 | Feb 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $5,548 | Dec 1985 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | $100 | Feb 1976 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $4,624 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $4,624 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $4,527 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,234 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $613 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $612 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $368 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0004 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $45 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A02 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011014 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $25 | Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3262 within OH. Peer group: 163 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 64 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
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- 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) · Sep 2017 – Jul 2018
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Sep 21, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Caught By,Finger | 1 | — | — | |
| Sep 21, 2017 | Amputated,Finger,Guillotine Shear,Machine Guarding,Point Of Operation,Struck By | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 UNI-GRIP, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNI-GRIP, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNI-GRIP, INC.. 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 UNI-GRIP, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNI-GRIP, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 UNI-GRIP, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-23 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $27,743 | |
| 2017-09-27 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $12,288 | |
| 2007-05-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-07-25 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $1,593 | |
| 1985-12-12 | Planned | 9 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-05-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-01-29 | Planned | 17 | — | $505 | |
| 1973-09-13 | Planned | 2 | — | $70 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNI-GRIP, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Uni Grip.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Uni Grip across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Uni Grip, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNI GRIP INCUpper Sandusky, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Uni Grip locationsParent rollup
- Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical UseAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Rubber Product Manufacturing in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNI-GRIP, 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 Uni Grip, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNI-GRIP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNI-GRIP, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $42,198 in total penalties.
- How does UNI-GRIP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNI-GRIP, INC. operates in the rubber product manufacturing for mechanical use industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. UNI-GRIP, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.62 compared to an industry average of 1.5.