COLUMBUS, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: COLUMBIA COPPER
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COLUMBIA COPPER in 130 FARNHAM ST, COLUMBUS, WI 53925 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 332788538.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLUMBIA COPPER
- Site address
- 130 FARNHAM ST
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53925
- Mailing
- 5493 EXPRESS CIRCLE, MADISON, WI 53704
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423930
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm. Employees were exposed to fall hazards when they were raised to a 6 foot 6 inch work platform, while sitting in a pickle crate. The fork truck operator lifted an employee(s), sitting in a pickle crate, to the upper grinder work platform to work on the upper grinder. This exposed the employee(s) to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2400
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides: Standard railing was not used while working on the grinder upper and lower blades: a) upper grinder was 6 feet 6 inches from the floor b) the lower grinder was 4 feet from the floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2400
1910.23 D01
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Every flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section, the width of the stair to be measured clear of all obstructions except handrails: A flight of stairs leading to the grinders did not have a railing.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $2400
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: Employees noise exposure exceeded 85 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average, a) Employee was recycling copper and was exposed to 88.6 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average. The employee was sampled on March 02, 2012 for 354 minutes, the remaining 126 minutes was calcuated as zero (0) exposure time. b) Employee was recycling copper and was exposedt o 88.7 dBA, as an 8 hour time weighted average. The employee was sampled on March 02, 2012 for 396 minutes, the remaining 84 minutes was calculated as zero (0) exposure time.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): Employee used an unguarded shear to cut copper wire.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2500
- · Z (S) $4200
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 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. Fork truck operators were not evaluated after 3 years from initial training.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 332788538.
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