MADISON, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: STEARNS PACKAGING CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STEARNS PACKAGING CORPORATION in 4200 SYCAMORE AVE, MADISON, WI 53714 (NAICS 325612). OSHA activity number 338861263.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEARNS PACKAGING CORPORATION
- Site address
- 4200 SYCAMORE AVE
- City
- MADISON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53714
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 3216, MADISON, WI 53714
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
- 325612
- Employees
- 42
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 E01
- Issued
- May 2, 2013
- Abate by
- May 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level. The top rail shall be smooth-surfaced throughout the length of the railing. The intermediate rail shall be approximately halfway between the top rail and the floor, platform, runway, or ramp. The ends of the rails shall not overhang the terminal posts except where such overhang does not constitute a projection hazard. Employeess were accessing a stairway, of which, the mid rail was missing on the handrails.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1960
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 2, 2013
- Abate by
- May 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc. Employees were operating the milk cartoon and paper labeler machines, of which, guards were missing on the machinery that protects employees from point of operation and rotating parts hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3430
- · Z (S) $4900
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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 338861263.
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