STERLING, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: STERLING FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STERLING FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. in 13893 KAUFFMAN AVE, STERLING, OH 44276 (NAICS 423820). OSHA activity number 348037078.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- STERLING FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.
- Site address
- 13893 KAUFFMAN AVE
- City
- STERLING
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44276
- Mailing
- 13893 KAUFFMAN AVE, STERLING, OH 44276
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423820
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.252 A03 I
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $4,000 Reduced
1340
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i):Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers that had not been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain there were no flammable materials present or any substance: On or about February 5, 2025, at 13893 Kauffman Avenue, Sterling, OH 44276, the employer failed to ensure a 55-gallon drum having the top cut off was purged prior to allowing an employee to utilize a plasma cutter to create a spark.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4000
- · Z (S) $8276
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $1,000 Reduced
1340
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: On or about February 5, 2025, at 13893 Kauffman Avenue, Sterling, OH 44276, the employer failed to have a written hazard communication program for employees that work with, but not limited to, gasoline, oils, greases and other petroleum products required in the upkeep of lawn and tractor equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1000
- · Z (S) $4965
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1340
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about February 5, 2025, at 13893 Kauffman Avenue, Sterling, OH 44276, the employer failed to train employee of the hazards associated working with, but not limited to, gasoline, oils, greases and other petroleum products required in the upkeep of lawn and tractor equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348037078.
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