COLUMBUS, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: GAR PLASTICS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GAR PLASTICS, INC. in 240 N. BIRDSEY ST., COLUMBUS, WI 53925 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340534924.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GAR PLASTICS, INC.
- Site address
- 240 N. BIRDSEY ST.
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53925
- Mailing
- 240 N. BIRDSEY STREET, COLUMBUS, WI 53925
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,273 · Current $2,291 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard: On or about April 10, 2015, the shredder platform was not guarded on all sides.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2291.1
- · Z (S) $3273
1910.23 D01 III
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having both sides open, did not have one stair railing on each side: The portable metal stairway of five risers used to access the shredder platform did not have handrails.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 340534924.
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