WINDSOR, IL —
OSHA Inspection: QUALITY PALLETS, INC.
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of QUALITY PALLETS, INC. in 601 KENTUCKY AVENUE, WINDSOR, IL 61957 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 342971470.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUALITY PALLETS, INC.
- Site address
- 601 KENTUCKY AVENUE
- City
- WINDSOR
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61957
- Mailing
- 601 KENTUCKY AVE., WINDSOR, IL 61957
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2018
- Abate by
- May 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,252 · Current $815 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment: On or about February 20, 2018, an employee was exposed to chemical hazards when working with, but not limited to, IntelliPack SmartFOAM A, because the employee used vinyl gloves instead of the recommended protective gloves.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $815
- — C (S) $3252
- — Z (S) $3252
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2018
- Abate by
- May 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment: On or about February 20, 2018, an employee was exposed to chemical hazards when working with, but not limited to, IntelliPack SmartFOAM A, and the employer did not provide training to each employee who is required to use personal protective equipment. Each employee shall be trained to know the following: a. When PPE is necessary, b. What PPE is necessary, c. How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE; d. The limitations of the PPE, and e. The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 F03 III
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2018
- Abate by
- May 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): The employer did not retrain affected employees when inadequacies in the affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicated that the employee did not retain the requisite understanding or skill: On or about February 20, 2018 an employee was exposed to chemical hazards when working with, but not limited to, IntelliPack SmartFOAM A, because the employee used vinyl gloves instead of the recommended protective gloves.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,130 · Current $2,035 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: On or about February 20, 2018, an employee was exposed to unguarded moving parts on two automated nailing machines, manufactured by Morgan Machine Co., Inc. QUALITY PALLETS, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1910.212(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1197792 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 6a, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 17, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 601 KENTUCKY AVENUE, WINDSOR, IL 61957.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $2035
- — C (R) $8130
- — Z (R) $8130
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2018
- Abate by
- May 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about February 20, 2018, An employee was exposed to physical hazards from the unguarded point of operation on the two nailing machines, manufactured by Morgan Machine Co., Inc. QUALITY PALLETS, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1197792 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 6b, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON AUGUST 17, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 601 KENTUCKY AVENUE, WINDSOR, IL 61957
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $0
- — Z (R) $0
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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 342971470.
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