GERMANTOWN, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC. in N116 W15870 MAIN STREET, GERMANTOWN, WI 53022 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 341530665.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Site address
- N116 W15870 MAIN STREET
- City
- GERMANTOWN
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53022
- Mailing
- 500 SOUTH VERMONT STREET, PALATINE, IL 60067
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325180
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $9,620 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a) The company did not ensure an eyewash/shower was located in the work area for immediate use with the closest facilities located 42 feet from the area where corrosives were being dispensed at Gehl Food, LLC N116 W15970 Main Street Germantown, Wisconsin 53022.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $9620
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,413 · Current $3,847 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: a) The cord on the Lutz Pumps Inc. electrical pump Serial # 280 20888-15 used to transfer materials on or about June 7, 2016 was lacking strain relief for the wiring connection with a potential for shorting and/or electrical shock.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3847
- · Z (S) $6413
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): 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 product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemicals a) Pipes and containers of chemicals in the steam tunnel area at Gehl Foods, LLC were noted to lack labels, tags or markings with the pictures, symbols and wording required to provide the specific hazard information for the chemicals contained where chemicals were being delivered by the company.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4810
- · Z (S) $8017
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: a) The company has not updated their hazard communication program since 2009 to incorporate the change made to comply with the requirements of GHS for safety data sheets, labeling and ensuring adequate updated information on the chemicals to employees.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G02
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2): The chemical manufacturer or importer preparing the safety data sheet did not ensure that it was in English and did not include the required headings and information in 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(xi): a) The company did not ensure that section 2 of the safety data sheets for A-25 and C-400 was complete with the pictogram for oxidizer and appropriate signal words such as environmental toxicity lacking.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $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 341530665.
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