CLEAR LAKE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: BDS MFG INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BDS MFG INC. in 100 DIGITAL DRIVE, CLEAR LAKE, WI 54005 (NAICS 333120). OSHA activity number 343513016.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BDS MFG INC.
- Site address
- 100 DIGITAL DRIVE
- City
- CLEAR LAKE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54005
- Mailing
- 100 DIGITAL DRIVE, CLEAR LAKE, WI 54005
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
- 333120
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,715 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) Machining area; The monarch metal lathe was not equipped with a chuck guard to prevent the operator and/or bystanders from being struck by rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2715
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2019
- 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 or guards were not designed and constructed to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): (a) Machining area; The Kalamazoo horizontal band saw was not equipped with a guard over the unused portions of the blade.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: (a) Machine shop area, The left hand bottom breaker area within the panel was not effectively closed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1940
- — Z (S) $2772
1910.334 A02 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,715 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service: (a) Machine shop area; Flexible power cords that had external defects were not removed from service. i) The flexible cord on the foot pedal leading to the shear was abraded and showing conductors. ii) The black flexible power cord on the Kalamazoo horizontal band saw was abraded and showing conductors.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2715
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords may not be used as a permanent source for wiring: (a) Machine shop; The orange flexible cord plugged into the outlet on the shear was utilized incorrectly as it was being substituted for permanent wiring.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343513016.
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