ALBION, IL —
OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION LABORATORIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CHAMPION LABORATORIES, INC. in 301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ALBION, IL 62806 (NAICS 336390). OSHA activity number 341008811.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHAMPION LABORATORIES, INC.
- Site address
- 301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- ALBION
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62806
- Mailing
- 301 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ALBION, IL 62806
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
- 336390
- Employees
- 1188
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 12, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D): The employer's written procedures for conducting pleater operations in the Dept 5540 Spati Pleater did not clearly and specifically outline the scope.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3250
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): Employees conducting machine servicing, such as clearing jams on Spati Pleater, were not required to: (2) turn off and shut down the machines, (3) physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source, (4) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device, (5) prior to starting work on machines that have been locked out or tagged out, verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment has been accomplished. Employees relied upon a electronic contact switch were exposed to nip hazards from the unexpected start-up and energizing of the Spati Pleater.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3250
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: The in running nip point on the 540 Spati Pleater was not guarded in such a way as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4550
- — Z (S) $7000
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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 341008811.
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