MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: KOSS CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KOSS CORPORATION in 4129 N. PORT WASHINGTON RD., MILWAUKEE, WI 53212 (NAICS 334310). OSHA activity number 331914242.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KOSS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 4129 N. PORT WASHINGTON RD.
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53212
- Mailing
- 4129 N. PORT WASHINGTON RD., MILWAUKEE, WI 53212
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
- 334310
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) A Hazardous Energy Control Program was not developed to ensure that employee(s) who perform maintenace and repair on production equipment, such as but is not limited to plastic injection molding machines, air compressor and assembly equipment, are not exposed to unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy from mechanical and electrical components.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Written step by step procedures were not developed for authorized personnel to follow when accomplishing maintenace or servicing work on, but not limited to injection molding machines, air compressor, coil winder and other production equipment. This exposed personnel to caught-in, crushing and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). (a) Employees were allowed to operate forklifts without being trained and evaluated in their safe and proper use. Two employees in the shipping department that operate forklifts were not trained or evaluated.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years (a) Powered industrial truck operators have not been evaluated every three years. Training was last conducted for forklift operators in year 2000.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were provided information and training where employees work with but not limited to plastic injection molding chemicals, acetone and glues.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 331914242.
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