WESTFIELD, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: BRAKEBUSH BROTHERS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BRAKEBUSH BROTHERS, INC. in N4993 6TH DRIVE, WESTFIELD, WI 53964 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 341342228.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRAKEBUSH BROTHERS, INC.
- Site address
- N4993 6TH DRIVE
- City
- WESTFIELD
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53964
- Mailing
- N4993 6TH DRIVE, WESTFIELD, WI 53964
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 311615
- Employees
- 900
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 12, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) On or about March 11, 2016, the employer did not ensure the cutter (knives) on the fill side of the Pacmac Model 9500 vertical form/fill/seal machine of the Line 6 Packing Room were guarded by one or more methods of machine guarding. A Backup Packmac Operator had reached under the Pacmac machine to pull bags when their thumb came into contact with the knives of the machine. b) On or about March 22, 2016, the employer did not ensure the heat sealing bar on the bag-film loading side of the Pacmac Model 9500 vertical form/fill/seal machine of the Line 6 Packing Room was guarded by one or more methods of machine guarding. Pacmac operator employees' hands and/or fingers where exposed to caught-between and burn hazards during loading of new bag-film rolls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4900
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341342228.
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