PIQUA, OH —
OSHA Inspection: THE PIQUA EMERY CUTTER AND FOUNDRY COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THE PIQUA EMERY CUTTER AND FOUNDRY COMPANY in 821 SOUTH DOWNING STREET, PIQUA, OH 45356 (NAICS 331524). OSHA activity number 348716788.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE PIQUA EMERY CUTTER AND FOUNDRY COMPANY
- Site address
- 821 SOUTH DOWNING STREET
- City
- PIQUA
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45356
- Mailing
- 821 SOUTH DOWNING STREET, PIQUA, OH 45356
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331524
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2026
- Abate by
- May 1, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. a) On or before 1/29/2026, the employer failed to ensure that employees operating a Moak Tannewitz Vertical band saws were protected from the moving blades in that the adjustable guard were set at a height that exposed employees to a caught-in hazard while cutting metal parts. b) On or before January 29, 2026, the employer did not ensure that the double Pedestal Grinder (G&P, Model: VS 500 & Divine Brothers, Model: NM2287), where employees were working, utilized adequate machine guarding methods to prevent employee exposure to the rotating parts of the equipment while grinding parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $11585
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348716788.
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