WESTBY, WI —
OSHA Inspection: WESTBY COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WESTBY COOPERATIVE CREAMERY in 401 S. MAIN STREET, WESTBY, WI 54667 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 344591490.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WESTBY COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
- Site address
- 401 S. MAIN STREET
- City
- WESTBY
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54667
- Mailing
- 615 N. MAIN STREET, WESTBY, WI 54667
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
- 311513
- Employees
- 115
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,940 · Current $5,205 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): 29 CFR 1910.76(b): Storage of material shall not create a hazard. On or about January 29, 2020 incompatible chemicals were stored together, some of the chemicals were acid, base and oxidizers, chlorinated and ammonia based chemicals. Inadvertent mixture of these chemicals may cause an exothermic reaction and create heat and may cause other plastic containers to deform, tip and spill its contents into a single drain for more chemicals to mix and react in a pipe.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5205
- — Z (S) $6940
1910.1200 H03 III
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2020
- Abate by
- May 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,409 · Current $5,205 Reduced
2085
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: On or about January 21, 2020 an employee mixed chemicals into a single drain that reacted and created toxic gases and the employer did not implement the training program for employees working with chemicals. .
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5205
- — Z (S) $10409
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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 344591490.
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