FALL RIVER, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: FALL RIVER FOUNDRY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of FALL RIVER FOUNDRY in 670 S. MAIN STREET, FALL RIVER, WI 53932 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300569118.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FALL RIVER FOUNDRY
- Site address
- 670 S. MAIN STREET
- City
- FALL RIVER
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53932
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 38, FALL RIVER, WI 53932
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3366
- Employees
- 165
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 8, 1999
- Abate by
- May 31, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: On or about September 8, 1999, employees were exposed to the hazard of fire and toxic smoke and potential burns and asphyxiation when the wooden core drying oven or room and wood composition interior and exterior components caught fire and rapidly spread to the foundry roof and other areas. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS...." The design and construction of ovens and related equipment shall be of non-combustible materials as stipulated in NFPA 86 Standard for ovens and furnaces, 1985 part 2-2.2.1.,
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $4000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 300569118.
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