JOLIET, IL —
OSHA Inspection: JRB PALLETS CORP.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JRB PALLETS CORP. in 111 BISSEL ST., JOLIET, IL 60432 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 343836219.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JRB PALLETS CORP.
- Site address
- 111 BISSEL ST.
- City
- JOLIET
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60432
- Mailing
- 111 BISSEL ST., JOLIET, IL 60432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a. On or about March 8, 2019, employees were required to perform service and maintenance, and operate a Pallet Dismantler and Table Saw and the company did not develop and implement an energy control program, thereby, exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3978
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a. On or about March 8, 2019, employees were operating the Yale Fork Lift Truck model A910V055000 and the employer did not ensure that each operator was competent to operate the fork lift truck, thereby exposing employees to struck- by and caught in-between hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3978
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2019
- Abate by
- May 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced
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): a. On or about March 8, 2019, employees were required to operate the pallet dismantler machine on a daily basis. The horizontal band saw blade on the dismantler was not guarded, thereby exposing employees to laceration and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3978
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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 343836219.
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