MARINETTE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION in 319 VAN CLEVE ROAD, MARINETTE, WI 54143 (NAICS 322121). OSHA activity number 344634134.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION
- Site address
- 319 VAN CLEVE ROAD
- City
- MARINETTE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54143
- Mailing
- 319 VAN CLEVE ROAD, MARINETTE, WI 54143
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322121
- Employees
- 215
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D03 III
- Issued
- May 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including isolating the permit space. a) On or about 2/13/2020, The company completed a confined space entry permit for #3 Dryer on TM-5 which did not include blocking or disconnecting all mechanical linkages which would have kept the dryer from rotating when the dryer was entered. Early on 2/14/2020 an employee entered the dryer to inspect the repairs that had been made and when it started to rotate his head was pinched between a dryer spoke and a stationary element outside of the dryer.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.147 D
- Issued
- May 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) On or about 2/13/2020, The company failed to follow all LOCKOUT STEPS for #3 Dryer Vessel Entry on TM-5 which should have included installing a device which would have kept the dryer from rotating. Early on 2/14/2020 an employee entered the dryer to inspect the repairs that had been made and when it started to rotate his head was pinched between a dryer spoke and a stationary element outside of the dryer.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 344634134.
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