LA CROSSE, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNE
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNE in 401 N. THIRD STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54601 (NAICS 511110). OSHA activity number 343605838.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNE
- Site address
- 401 N. THIRD STREET
- City
- LA CROSSE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54601
- Mailing
- 401 N. THIRD STREET, LA CROSSE, WI 54601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 511110
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed. a) Facility Wide - On or about November 16, 2018, a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure(s) to ensure each employee is following the requirements was not completed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $9239
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $9,239
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6). a) Packaging Area - On or about November 9, 2018, an employee performed repairs on the Harris insertion machine with guards removed and the machine was not locked out at the main energy sources.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $9239
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,282 · 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) Packaging Area - On or about November 16, 2018, the Harris inserter machine did not have machine safe guarding for the moving brush at the hopper A area exposing employees to moving machine parts, struck by, and entanglement hazards. b) Packaging Area - On or about November 16, 2018, the Harris inserter machine did not have machine safe guarding at Hoppers G and H areas in place to protect employees from moving machine parts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6282
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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 343605838.
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