PITTSVILLE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: HAY CREEK PALLET COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HAY CREEK PALLET COMPANY, INC. in 5094 SECOND AVENUE, PITTSVILLE, WI 54466 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 340218429.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HAY CREEK PALLET COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 5094 SECOND AVENUE
- City
- PITTSVILLE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54466
- Mailing
- 5094 SECOND AVENUE, PITTSVILLE, WI 54466
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
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.213 M01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards shall be guarded with a standard railing and toe board: On or about January 22, 2015, an employee was pulling stacked boards while standing without guardrailings or fall protection on top of the notcher while it was energized with moving parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about January 22, 2015, the employer had not developed a lockout procedure for the BR4004 Notcher which included the step of waiting for the dissipation of the turning notchers before reaching into the machine to unjam.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about January 22, 2015, the notchers of the BR4004 Notching Machine were not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: On or about January 22, 2015, employee(s) were not trained on the procedural step of waiting for the dissipation of the movement of the notchers of the BR4004 Notcher before performing unjamming of the machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): On or about January 22, 2015, an employee who operated a rough terrain fork lift had not received operator training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about January 27, 2015, employees did not receive training on the hazards associated with wood dusts to which they were exposed nor did they receive information on how to protect themselves from these hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
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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 340218429.
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