MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: PALLET COMPANIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PALLET COMPANIES, INC. in 11144 WEST SILVER SPRING DRIVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53225 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 339949240.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALLET COMPANIES, INC.
- Site address
- 11144 WEST SILVER SPRING DRIVE
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53225
- Mailing
- 11144 WEST SILVER SPRING AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53225
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.213 R04
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,700 · Current $4,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4): Suitable guard(s) were not provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of the chop saw blade: (a): In the saw shop, the employer did not ensure the guard on the green chop saw adequately protected employees from amputation hazards. The guard opening was 7 inches high, 7 inches wide, and 6 inches from the blade.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $7700
1910.1030 G02 II B
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the training was provided to employees with occupational exposure at least annually: (a) At the Milwaukee workplace, the employer did not ensure that bloodborne pathogens training was completed annually for employees who are anticipated to have occupational exposure.
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 339949240.
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