ST PAUL, MN —
OSHA Inspection: SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY in 825 TRANSFER ROAD, ST PAUL, MN 55114 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302497102.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY
- Site address
- 825 TRANSFER ROAD
- City
- ST PAUL
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55114
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2515
- Employees
- 125
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
182065302
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- May 4, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $16,000 · Current $12,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Minn. Stat. 182.653 subd. 2: The employer did not furnish to each employee, conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards which caused or were likely to cause death or serious injury to employees; specifically: An untrained temporary worker was fatally injured on February 11, 1999 after crawling into the rear opening of the Gribetz Wrapper and having the platen on this automatically controlled machine actuate. Warning signs or markings to call attention to the potential danger(s) or hazard(s) were not firmly attached to the machine at the outfeed/ exit end of the Gribetz Wrapper and the Spuhl-Anderson Wrapper. The danger of a crushing injury below the platen and below the heat-sealing bars, and the potential burn hazard below the heat-sealing bars, were not marked with appropriate signs as specified in sections 4.6.8 and 4.8.3 of ANSI B155.1, American National Standard for Packaging Machinery and Packaging-Related Converting Machinery " Safety Requirements For Construction, Care, and Use.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $12000.00
- — Z (S) $16000.00
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- May 3, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1600.00
- — Z (S) $1600.00
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 3, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $12500.00
- — Z (S) $25000.00
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- May 9, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2000.00
- — Z (S) $2000.00
5206070001
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- May 4, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $3,200 · Current $3,200
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3200.00
- — Z (S) $3200.00
5210063001
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- Abate by
- May 9, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $800
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O) $800.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 302497102.
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