WALKER MACHINE & FOUNDRY CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, WALKER MACHINE & FOUNDRY CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 2415 RUSSELL AVE., ROANOKE, VA 24015 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 63 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $67,883.00. The inspection case was opened on 1993-10-12.

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.

State Context: Within VA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 62,574 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,237.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 63 citations spanning 9 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 4 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 6 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 5 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 September 17, 1993 with the latest abatement deadline set for April 1, 1994. Of the 63 total citations, 15 (24%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $67,883.00 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 $1,077.51 falls within the standard penalty range.

The inspection of Walker Machine & Foundry Corporation revealed a pervasive breakdown in safety management systems, characterized by a staggering volume of 63 citations and an unusually high penalty total for the 1993 regulatory climate. The enforcement record is particularly concerning due to the concentration of Repeat (R) violations across disparate safety standards, including flammable liquid storage (1910.106), electrical wiring methods (1910.305), and abrasive wheel machinery (1910.215). This pattern of recidivism indicates that the employer failed to implement effective abatement strategies or safety audits following prior inspections, allowing known