MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2856 S. 27TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53215 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 95 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $247,520.00. The inspection case was opened on 1988-12-19.
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 $247,520.00 is more than 207.0× the national average of $1,195.75 for facilities in the Other sector (NAICS 000000). This sector encompasses 1,316,687 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,574.4M.
State Context: Within WI, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 43,331 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,505.68.
Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 95 citations spanning 8 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 6 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 3 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 6 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 28, 1990 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 8, 1998. Of the 95 total citations, 11 (12%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.
Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $247,520.00 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 $2,605.47 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement profile for Maynard Steel Casting Company following the December 1988 inspection revealed a deeply entrenched culture of non-compliance, characterized by chronic respiratory hazards and systemic administrative failures. With 95 citations and a total penalty exceeding $247,000—an extraordinary sum for the late 1980s—the data suggests that OSHA identified widespread, egregious lapses in worker protection. The repeated violations of 29 CFR 1910.1000 (Air Contaminants) indicate that management was aware of overexposures to hazardous dusts or fumes yet failed to implement effective engineering controls or administrative remediations. In a foundry environment, these failures exposed the workforce to significant long-term health risks, including silicosis and other debilitating respiratory illnesses. The high frequency of "Repeat" and "Serious" classifications signifies that the facility’s safety program was reactive rather than preventative. The coexistence of recordkeeping violations (Part 1904) alongside substantive air quality and hazard communication failures points to a breakdown in regulatory oversight that likely obscured the true rate of workplace injuries and illnesses. From a legal and compliance perspective, the sheer volume of violations and the severity of the fines indicate that OSHA viewed the facility as a high-hazard site where safety was secondary to production. This was not a case of isolated negligence but a systemic failure to maintain a safe working environment, reflecting a fundamental lack of institutional control over industrial hygiene and hazard mitigation