WAUPACA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 1)
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 1) in 406 N. DIVISION ST., WAUPACA, WI 54981 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 340524867.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC. (PLANT 1)
- Site address
- 406 N. DIVISION ST.
- City
- WAUPACA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54981
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 249, WAUPACA, WI 54981
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 331511
- Employees
- 580
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.95 B01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized: a. In Shack #6 of the shakeout department, a VMM Shakeout Operator was exposed to noise at 1722% (noise dose) of the allowable noise dose of 100% during a sample period of 496 minutes during one shift on 05/05/2015. 1722% is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA sound level of 110.5 dBA. b. In the shakeout department, a VMM Shakeout Operator was exposed to noise at 3105% (noise dose) of the allowable noise dose of 100% during a sample period of 481 minutes during one shift on 05/05/2015. 3105% is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA sound level of 114.8 dBA. c. In the shakeout department, a VMM Shakeout Service employee used as a float was exposed to noise at 2125% (noise dose) of the allowable noise dose of 100% during a sample period of 475 minutes during one shift on 05/05/2015. 2125% is equivalent to an 8-hour TWA sound level of 112.0 dBA. The Waupaca Foundry, Inc. (Plant 1) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 940732, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/07/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 406 N. Division Street Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (R) $10000
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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 340524867.
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