WAUKESHA, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: VALMET, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VALMET, INC. in 831 PROGRESS AVE., WAUKESHA, WI 53186 (NAICS 331513). OSHA activity number 344614680.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALMET, INC.
- Site address
- 831 PROGRESS AVE.
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53186
- Mailing
- 831 PROGRESS AVE., WAUKESHA, WI 53186
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 331513
- Employees
- 94
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B06 I
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,916 · Current $4,916
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Employees less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above uncovered or unguarded dangerous equipment were not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system: (a) On or about February 7, 2020, at the worksite located at 831 Progress Ave. Waukesha, WI, in the pouring department, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling into a shaker machine while standing on the pouring deck platform, thereby exposing workers to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4916
- · Z (S) $4916
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,554 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) On or about February 7, 2020, at the worksite located at 831 Progress Ave. Waukesha, WI, in the pouring department, the employer did not ensure that all employees were utilizing adequate PPE when engaged in foundry pouring operations, thereby exposing workers to burn hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6554
1910.243 C01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,554 · Current $6,554
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): General requirements. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machine provided with safety guards as defined in paragraph (c) (1) through (4) of this section. a) On or about February 7, 2020, at the worksite located at 831 Progress Ave. Waukesha, WI, in the pattern department, the employer did not ensure a die grinder had adequate guarding when utilized with a cut-off wheel, thereby exposing workers to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6554
- · Z (S) $6554
1910.215 B05
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(5): The angular exposure of grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guards used on surface grinding machine(s) employing the wheel periphery exceeded 150 degrees: (a) On or about February 7, 2020, at the worksite located at 831 Progress Ave. Waukesha, WI, in the grinding area, the employer did not ensure adequate guarding was installed on an Everett brand cut-off saw, thereby exposing workers to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13494
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: (a) On or about February 7, 2020, at the worksite located at 831 Progress Ave. Waukesha, WI, in the grinding department, the employer did not ensure the work rest on a Fox brand snag grinder was adjusted to a maximum opening of one eighth inch, thereby exposing workers to struck-by hazards.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344614680.
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