NEOPIT, WI —
OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED FABRICATION SERVICES
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ADVANCED FABRICATION SERVICES in HWY 47 N N3522 COTTAGE AVENUE, NEOPIT, WI 54150 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 341038602.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ADVANCED FABRICATION SERVICES
- Site address
- HWY 47 N N3522 COTTAGE AVENUE
- City
- NEOPIT
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54150
- Mailing
- PO BOX 170, LEMOYNE, PA 17043
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part. a) The employer did not have a hazard energy control program for the biomass energy system. On or about 10-20-15 at N3522 Cottage Avenue, Neopit, Wisconsin, an employee placed his hand in an energize screw conveyor pipe during equipment initial start-up work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $2,100
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) The employer did not provide field employees training on how to control hazardous energy for initial start-up work on a biomass boiler system. On or about 10-20-15 at N3522 Cottage Avenue, Neopit, Wisconsin, an employee placed his hand in a biomass system's screw conveyor pipe without de-energizing the power source and rendering it inoperative.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $0
1926.555 A04
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.555(a)(4): Screw conveyors were not guarded to prevent employee contact with turning flights: a) On or about 10-20-15 at N3522 Cottage Avenue in Neopit, Wisconsin, an employee removed a cleanout cover on a screw conveyor pipe while the conveyor was in operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.50 B
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.50(b): Provisions were not made prior to commencement of the project for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury: a) On or about 10-20-15 at N3522 Cottage Avenue in Neopit, Wisconsin, the employer did not take steps to insure medical attention can be obtained as quickly as possible for employees working approximately 30 miles from a hospital emergency room. Employees were working on a chains, belts, and conveyors for new equipment start-up.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 341038602.
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