MITCHELL, SD —
OSHA Inspection: PUETZ CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PUETZ CORPORATION in 321 EAST THIRD STREET, MITCHELL, SD 57301 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 311870851.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PUETZ CORPORATION
- Site address
- 321 EAST THIRD STREET
- City
- MITCHELL
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57301
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 968, MITCHELL, SD 57301
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 236220
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 58
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 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 a fall hazard: (a) Employees were exposed to a fall hazard due to an unattended forklift at 321 East Third Street in Mitchell, South Dakota. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to follow the American National Standards Institute B56.6-2005, paragraphs 5.15.1(s) and 6.2.11 for attending forklifts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.50
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.50
- — Z (S) $1125.00
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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 311870851.
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