MANITOWOC, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: SKANA ALUMINUM CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SKANA ALUMINUM CO. in 2009 MIRRO DRIVE, MANITOWOC, WI 54220 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 339155913.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SKANA ALUMINUM CO.
- Site address
- 2009 MIRRO DRIVE
- City
- MANITOWOC
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54220
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1477, MANITOWOC, WI 54221
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 811310
- Employees
- 128
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iv): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know the limitations of PPE: (a) Employee(s) utilizing gloves to protect themselves from abrasions and lacerations were not trained to know the hazards of wearing gloves around rotating parts, exposing employees to entanglement hazards. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1910.138 B
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified: (a) The employer did not base the selection of hand protection on an evaluation of the hazards present when wearing gloves around rotating parts. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $4,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was 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: (a) A Monarch Machine Tool Co. manually operated lathe was not provided with a chuck guard to protect employees from rotating parts creating an entanglement hazard. (c) On or about 6/25/13, an employee was polishing a metal shaft with a piece of loose emery cloth, creating an entanglement hazard caused by the rotating part in conjunction with the loose cloth. The employee's left hand was pulled into the rotating shaft, resulting in the amputation of the employee's arm below the elbow. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR INSTANCES (b) AND (c)
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4400
- · Z (S) $6300
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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 339155913.
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