MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED MILWAUKEE SCRAP LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNITED MILWAUKEE SCRAP LLC in 3295 WEST TOWNSEND STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53216 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 341851723.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED MILWAUKEE SCRAP LLC
- Site address
- 3295 WEST TOWNSEND STREET
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53216
- Mailing
- 3100 W. CONCORDIA AVE., MILWAUKEE, WI 53216
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 97
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $8,017
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): An orderly shutdown of machine or equipment was not utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazards to employees as a result of equipment stoppage: (a) The employer did not ensure employees controlled the hazardous energy of the shredder prior to unjamming the shredder. This exposed employees to caught-in, crushing and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8017
- — Z (S) $8017
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $0 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) The employer did not ensure employees who were unjamming the shredder were protected from the shredder rollers. This exposed employees to caught-in, crushing and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8017
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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 341851723.
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