WHITEHALL, WI —
OSHA Inspection: WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC. in 36120 OWEN ST., WHITEHALL, WI 54773 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 335751780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WHITEHALL SPECIALTIES, INC.
- Site address
- 36120 OWEN ST.
- City
- WHITEHALL
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54773
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 677, WHITEHALL, WI 54773
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311513
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): The employer shall select and provide an appropriate respirator based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker is exposed and workplace and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability. (a) Dry Room #1 Parmesan Grating Process; Employees were exposed to Total Dust over the 15.0 mg/m3 permissible exposure limit (PEL) and were not wearing, or were wearing, inappropriate respiratory protection (Sani Wear Nuisance Dust Masks (488-2605)).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.134 D01 II
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer shall select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in compliance with the conditions of its certification. (a) Dry Room #1 Parmesan Grating Process; The employer did not provide employees with NIOSH-certified respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $15,000 · Current $13,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH. (a) Dry Room #1 Parmesan Grating Process; The employer did not identify and evaluate employee Total Dust exposures associated with the grating, dumping, and blending of dry ingredients. Whitehall Specialties, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)) based on Total Dust exposure, which was contained in inspection number 313136574, citation number 1 item 2 and was affirmed as final order on March 8, 2011, with respect to their workplace located in Hillsboro, WI.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $13500
- — Z (R) $15000
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $15,000 · Current $13,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employees were exposed to Total Dust, listed in Table Z-3, in excess of 15.0 mg/m3 (milligrams per cubic meter) as an 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration: (a) Dry Room #1 Parmesan Grating Process; Employees grating, dumping, and blending dry ingredients were overexposed to Total Dust (154.20 mg/m3 as an 8 hour time weighted average). The employee was sampled on August 15, 2012 and was sampled for 451 minutes; the remaining 29 minutes were calculated as zero exposure. Whitehall Specialties, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR 1910.1000(c)) based on Total Dust exposure, which was contained in inspection number 313136574, citation number 1 item 1b and was affirmed as final order on March 8, 2011, with respect to their workplace located in Hillsboro, WI.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $13500
- — Z (R) $15000
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Equipment and/or technical measures used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in Subpart Z of 29 CFR 1910 were not approved by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person: (a) Dry Room #1 Parmesan Grating Process; Employees grating, dumping, and blending dry ingredients were overexposed to Total Dust (154.20 mg/m3 as an 8 hour time weighted average). The employee was sampled on August 15, 2012 and was sampled for 451 minutes; the remaining 29 minutes were calculated as zero exposure. Whitehall Specialties, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard (29 CFR 1910.1000(e)) based on Total Dust exposure, which was contained in inspection number 313136574, citation number 1 item 1c and was affirmed as final order on March 8, 2011, with respect to their workplace located in Hillsboro, WI.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $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 335751780.
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