LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC — a manufacturing facility located at 550 LIBERTY ROAD, DELAWARE, OH 43015 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 134 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $492,055.30. The inspection case was opened on 2018-12-28.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $492,055.30 is more than 76.4× the national average of $6,436.62 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 331511). This sector encompasses 82,943 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $533.9M.

State Context: Within OH, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 91,405 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,818.37.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 134 citations spanning 10 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 15 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning January 26, 2007 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 28, 2007. Of the 134 total citations, 15 (11%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $492,055.30 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $3,672.05 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement action against Liberty Casting Company represents a catastrophic failure of safety management systems, evidenced by the staggering volume of 134 citations and a penalty exceeding $492,000. For an iron foundry, this level of financial and regulatory exposure is far beyond industry norms, signaling a facility in a state of operational crisis. The citation patterns reveal a dangerous convergence of chronic health hazards and acute physical risks. Specifically, the high-gravity respiratory protection violations (1910.134) indicate that management failed to protect workers from the foundational foundry risk of crystalline silica inhalation, which leads to irreversible lung disease. Simultaneously,