VAN LEER CONTAINERS, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, VAN LEER CONTAINERS, INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 526 MARKWITH AVE, GREENVILLE, OH 45331 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 25 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $115,000.00. The inspection case was opened on 1999-11-19.

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 $115,000.00 is more than 96.2× 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 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 25 citations spanning 2 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 April 3, 2000 with the latest abatement deadline set for May 18, 2000. Of the 25 total citations, 15 (60%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $115,000.00 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 $4,600.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Van Leer Containers, Inc. reveals a catastrophic systemic failure in machine safeguarding and hazardous energy control, specifically targeting the high-risk operations associated with mechanical power presses. The $115,000 penalty assessment, which was significantly higher than industry averages for the late 1990s, underscores the severity of the life-altering amputation hazards present at the facility. The citations under 29 CFR 1910.217—ranging from inadequate point-of-operation guarding to defective foot pedals and neglected single-stroke mechanisms—indicate that workers were routinely exposed to the "zone of danger" during production and die-setting operations. This physical guarding failure was