AUBURN, AL —
OSHA Inspection: STRAEHLE + HESS USA INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STRAEHLE + HESS USA INC. in 284 ENTERPRISE DR, AUBURN, AL 36830 (NAICS 314999). OSHA activity number 344177894.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STRAEHLE + HESS USA INC.
- Site address
- 284 ENTERPRISE DR
- City
- AUBURN
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36830
- Mailing
- 284 ENTERPRISE DR, AUBURN, AL 36830
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 314999
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) LACOM MPBL CV 1800 laminator; On or about July 24-28, 2019 and times prior, the employer failed to ensure specific lockout procedures were developed to identify the energy sources present, such as but not limited to electric, pneumatic and heating elements for glue, on the 1800 Laminator which exposed employees to the hazards associated with the unexpected release of energy sources.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $5000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: a) Production area; On or about July 24, 2019 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to the hazards associated with the unexpected release of energy sources such as electric and pneumatic during threading operations of the lower rollers on the LACOM MPBL CV 1800 laminator due to not training production employees on proper lockout/tagout procedures.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: a) LACOM MPBL CV 1800 laminator; On or about July 24, 2019 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to the hazards associated with getting caught-in the feed rolls during threading operations of the lower rollers due to the 1800 laminator not being locked out to control the energy sources present such as electric and pneumatic.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $106,078 · Current $72,500 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) PUR Lamination machine; On or about July 17, 2019 and times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazards associated with moving parts such as the compression rollers, in that employees were allowed to operate the LACOM MPBL CV 1800 laminator machine without proper guarding.
Recent events (3)
- — J (W) $72500
- — C (W) $106078
- — Z (W) $106078
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. a) On or about July 17, 2019; report of an in-hospitalization of one employee: The employer failed to notify OSHA of an employee on the job injury which resulted with in-hospitalization/fingertip amputation within 24 hours of the event.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $6630
- — Z (O) $6630
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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 344177894.
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