BILLINGS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: POLAR CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of POLAR CORPORATION in 1323 TAYLOR PLACE, BILLINGS, MT 59101 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 330291600.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLAR CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1323 TAYLOR PLACE
- City
- BILLINGS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59101
- Mailing
- 1323 TAYLOR PLACE, BILLINGS, MT 59101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811310
- Employees
- 1000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
12 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The workplace contained designated permit spaces, and the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces. NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.146 D03 IV
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6700
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begain.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry is authorized for the duration of entry operations.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D09
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6700
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D10
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(10): The employer did not develop and implement an effective system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by this section.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6700
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 H01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 H02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(h)(2): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants properly used equipment as required by paragraph (d)(4) of this section. Employees required to work in permit required confined spaces where they are exposed to acute respiratory illnesses, incapacitation or death from atmospheric hazards within the space that cause an inability to self rescue. These atmospheric respiratory hazards include but are not limited to, hexavalient chrome, oxygen deficient atmosphere, argon gases and/or carbon monoxide gases.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.179 B03
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(3): Cranes were modified but such modifications and the supporting structure were not checked thoroughly for the new rated load by a qualified engineer or the equipment manufacturer. The crane was not tested in accordance with paragraph (k) (2) of this section.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.252 B04 II
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(4)(ii): The employer did not ensure that ventilation was a prerequisite to work in confined spaces. For ventilation requirements see paragraph (c) of this section.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.243 C03
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- Abate by
- May 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Vertical portable grinders. Safety guards were not used on machines known as right angle head or vertical portable grinders.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
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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 330291600.
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