WATERTOWN, WI —
OSHA Inspection: LYCON, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LYCON, INC. in 415 DAYTON STREET, WATERTOWN, WI 53094 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 306106774.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LYCON, INC.
- Site address
- 415 DAYTON STREET
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53094
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 427, JANESVILLE, WI 53547
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327320
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3273
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2003
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,375 · Current $963 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: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 6 feet while working in the elevated bucket of a front end loader. Among other feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to follow the guidelines in the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) manual for wheel/tractor loaders. Section 4 of this manual states: "Never use a bucket or blade for a work platform or personnel carrier.". Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 6 feet to the lower level while standing in the bucket of the Volvo BM Front End Loader #173 to perform building maintenance.r
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $962.50
- — Z (S) $1375.00
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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 306106774.
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