ATHENS, WI —
OSHA Inspection: RAUSCH FARMS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RAUSCH FARMS in 920 E. TOWNLINE RD., ATHENS, WI 54411 (NAICS 112120). OSHA activity number 340602838.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAUSCH FARMS
- Site address
- 920 E. TOWNLINE RD.
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54411
- Mailing
- 920 E. TOWNLINE RD., ATHENS, WI 54411
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 112120
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)) The employer did not implement a written hazard communication program for employees working with eye irritant chemicals such as Healmax Footbath Concentrate, Dura-Hoof, Udderdine 110, and copper sulfate among others.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 F06 I
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v) A bulk container of liquid copper sulfate located in the compressor room did not have any form of labeling on it.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)) Employees working with eye irritant chemicals such as Healmax Footbath Concentrate, Dura-Hoof, Udderdine 110, and copper sulfate among others, were not provided training on the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1928.51 D
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1928.51(d): Every employee who operates an agricultural tractor was not informed of operating practices contained in Appendix A of this part and of any other practices dictated by the work environment. Employees who operate agricultural tractors were not trained in specific safe operating practices while engaging in field and work and performing maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1928.57 A06
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6): At the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter, the employer did not instruct every employee in the safe operation and servicing of all covered equipment with which he was or would be involved: Employees utilizing farmstead equipment were not instructed in the safe operation and servicing of the equipment including the guarding of power take-off equipment and belts and pulleys.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1928.57 C02 I
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1928.57(c)(2)(i): The mesh or nip-points of all power driven gears, belts, chains, sheaves, pulleys, sprockets and idlers were not guarded: On or about 4/30/15, a belt and pulley on a milkwater pit pump located outside of the milking parlor did not have any form of guarding to prevent employees from accessing the ingoing nip-points.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340602838.
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