RIVER FALLS, WI —
OSHA Inspection: FIBERSTAR, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of FIBERSTAR, INC. in 713 SAINT CROIX STREET, RIVER FALLS, WI 54022 (NAICS 325613). OSHA activity number 345087621.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FIBERSTAR, INC.
- Site address
- 713 SAINT CROIX STREET
- City
- RIVER FALLS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54022
- Mailing
- 713 SAINT CROIX STREET, RIVER FALLS, WI 54022
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 325613
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,779 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (a) In the Mill Room; On or about November 18, 2020, an employee changing filter assemblies located within the Camcorp model 8PRB102 Filter Receiver vessel was working at heights approximately 8 feet above lower levels without fall protection system(s) in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4779
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $6,827 · Current $4,779 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: (a) In the Mill Room; On or about November 18, 2020, spaces were not evaluated by the employer to determine the existence of a permit space prior to an assigned employee entering the Campcorp model 8PRB102 Filter Receiver vessel to change filter assemblies.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4779
- — Z (S) $6827
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) In the Mill Room; On or about November 18, 2020, the employer did not inform an exposed employee of the location and associated dangers of a permit-space prior to an assigned employee entering the Campcorp model 8PRB102 Filter Receiver vessel to changer filter assemblies.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) In the Mill Room; On or about November 18, 2020, the employer did not develop or implement a written permit-required space entry program prior to an assigned employee entering the Campcorp model 8PRB102 Filter Receiver vessel to change filter assemblies.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — 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 345087621.
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