RACINE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: HI-STANDARD MACHINING COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HI-STANDARD MACHINING COMPANY, INC. in 2621 EATON LANE, RACINE, WI 53404 (NAICS 332721). OSHA activity number 336607791.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HI-STANDARD MACHINING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 2621 EATON LANE
- City
- RACINE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53404
- Mailing
- 2621 EATON LANE, RACINE, WI 53404
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
- 332721
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $867 · Current $433 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: (a) The employer did not ensure that the tool rest were properly adjusted, on the grinders utilized for off-hand grinding. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $433
- — Z (S) $867
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: (a) The employer did not ensure that the tongue guards were properly adjusted, on the grinders utilized for off-hand grinding. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: (a) The shaft end and nut on the Rockwell Grinder, which was being utilized to polish metal parts, was not properly guarded. This exposed employees to entanglement hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $510
- — Z (S) $1020
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (a) The employer did not develop a hazard communication program to provide employees with information on the hazardous material utilized as part of their normal work duties.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not 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 had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets. (a) The employer did not provide employees, which are exposed to hazardous materials while conducting their normal work duties, with effective hazard communication training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: (a) The employer did not ensure that all containers in the facility were properly labeled to identify the hazardous material which they contained.
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 336607791.
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